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Linebarger floored by amount of children's exposure to background television

Published
2012.10.01
Photo of a silhouette of two children playing in front of big screen TV, photo by Tim Schoon of University Communication and Marketing

Deborah Linebarger, a UI College of Education associate professor and lead author of a study on children's exposure to background television, says she was floored by the results that revealed U.S. children are exposed to nearly four hours of background television on the average day. Story from: U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report

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Wall Street Journal: Are kids' apps scary?
Published
2012.06.08
Photo illustration of boy with iPad

Deborah Linebarger, who studies children and the media, is concerned about iPhone apps for kids. Story from: Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal

Background buzz

Two kids playing in front of a fuzzy TV.

Deborah Linebarger knew that American children were exposed to a lot of television. What she didn’t know was the sheer amount of background television that the average American child is exposed to per day. Story

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