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News for Year: 2026
Screen time isn’t the problem for teens, findings from a 3-year study of 18 schools show
This is a summary and review of my dissertation, The Digital Exchange of Human and Social Capital Over Adolescence, published for the completion of my Ph.D. in Information and Media (Michigan State University, 2026) [MSU ProQuest Archive].
The State of Digital Policy II: Broadband Universal Service, Media Interventionism
Authors: Johannes Bauer and Jean Hardy2026-02-16 We continue our reflections on the state of digital policy with an assessment of broadband universal service policy and media policy. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 affected both policies and set them on a new...
The State of Digital Policy: Successes, Failures, and Unintended Consequences of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
Authors: Johannes Bauer and Jean Hardy 2026-02-16 On February 8, 1996, in a festive ceremony in the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress, President Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The 30th anniversary is an opportunity to reflect on the Act...