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Devorah Heitner

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Devorah Heitner is the author of Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World and her book on navigating privacy and reputation with kids and teens, Growing Up in Public will be out Septmber with Penguin Random House.

Dr. Heitner’s work has appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN Opinion. She has a Ph.D. in Media/Technology & Society from Northwestern University and has taught at DePaul and Northwestern. She is delighted to be raising her own teenager and she lives with her family in Chicagoland. You can follow her on Twitter @Devorahheitner and on Instagram @devorahheitnerphd.

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“They Only Change When They’re Afraid”: Frances Haugen on Kids, Instagram, and The Social Reckoning

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Frances Haugen Testifying before Congress. Her story inspired Aaron Sorkin’s new movie, The Social Reckoning

When we spoke the day Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning, the film inspired by her story, opened nationally, Frances Haugen shared with me that her current favorite photo of her toddler daughter was taken the night of the prem

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	Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World 3.84 avg rating — 631 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Screenwise 3.79 avg rating — 503 ratings — published 2016 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Watching While Black: Centering the Television of Black Audiences by Beretta Smith-Shomade (Editor), Robin Means Coleman (Contributor), Andre Cavalcante (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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