Karen Sternheimer in the news

Karen Sternheimer in the news

Karen Sternheimer frequently provides commentary on issues of popular culture, youth, and social trends on radio, television, and in print. Listen to a sample podcast of a radio interview about media effects or celebrity culture.

Print/Online

Associated Press: Evil Characters and Oscar Nominations
Los Angeles Times: Wedding Reality Shows
ABC News.Com: Using Quirky WiFi Names
Associated Press: Children's Birthday Parties During the Recession
USA Today: Does Media Make Kids Unhappy?
Los Angeles Times: Reality TV
CNN.com: Drinking and Flying
Fox Business News: The Appeal of Vampires
Los Angeles Times: Teens and Dancing

The Hamilton Spectator (Ontario): Fear and H1N1
USA Weekend: Vampires in Pop Culture
Associated Press: Plus-size Night Clubs
KNBC.COM: Incivility, Fear, and Politics
AOL News: Teachers who sexually abuse students
Los Angeles Times: Athletes as role models
Metro: Michael Jackson and Race
Associated Press: Celebrity Athletes
The Australian: Celebrity Doctors
Associated Press: Michael Jackson's Death
AOL News: Iconic Images
Reuters: Coverage of Connecting Social Problems and Popular Culture
Associated Press: Alpha Dog Murder Trial
Associated Press: Social Networking
Huffington Post: Columbine Shooting's Tenth Anniversary
Boing Boing.com: Columbine Anniversary
Associated Press: Race and Politics
Associated Press: Speed Babysitting

Associated Press: Teen Drivers

New York Times: Teen Marriage

Times of London: Mortality and Making Lists

CreditCards.com: Celebrity Branded Credit Cards

Yahoo News: Miley Cyrus and child stars

Daytona Beach News-Journal: Fears about Children are Often Unfounded

The Tampa Tribune: Celebrities as Teen Idols

CBS2.COM: Friday the 13th

USA Today: Video Games

Associated Press: Pop Culture Dads

USA Today: Children's Birthday Parties

MSNBC.COM: Virginia Tech Shootings

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Horror Movies
Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ): Fort Dix Terrorist Plot
Christian Science Monitor: Television and Teens

Television/Radio

Deutchlandradio (Germany): The Roman Polanski Case (February 2010)
Radio New Zealand: Celebrity Culture (February 2010)
KPCC (NPR): Fears about Toyota Recall (February 2010)
KPCC (NPR): Teens and "Sexting" (December 2009)
KPCC (NPR): Tiger Woods and Celebrity Scandals (December 2009)
KNBC News (Los Angeles): Violence, Kids, and the Internet (November 2009)
KPPC (NPR): Global Warning and the Declining Confidence in Institutions (October 2009)
KPCC (NPR): Roman Polanski's Arrest (September 2009)
KPCC (NPR): Attitudes about children and spanking (August 2009)
KNBC News (Los Angeles): Incivility in Politics, Sports, and Music (September 2009)
NPR Weekend Edition: Celebrities and doctors (July 2009)
Green 960AM: Miss USA Pageant (April 2009)
Youth Radio: Ten Years after Columbine (April 2009)
KNBC News (Los Angeles): Rampage Shootings the the Recession (April 2009)
Fox 11 News (Los Angeles): Teen Drivers (September 2008)

KNX Radio (Los Angeles): Teen Drivers (September 2008)

NPR/Marketplace: Money Camps for Kids (August 2008)

CJOB Radio (Winnipeg): Cyberbullying (March 2008)

Saturday Report (Fox News): Video Game Law Overturned (December 2007)

MSNBC Live: Are Video Games Addictive (June 2007)

CNN Anderson Cooper 360: Shootings at Dennys (March 2006)

CNN American Morning: Child Stars (January 2007)

History Channel: Horror Films and Zombies (October 2006)

NPR/Airtalk: Marketing to Children (May 2004)

The O'Reilly Factor: MTV Music Awards (August 2003)

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Press inquiries: contact@karensternheimer.com

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Karen Sternheimer, Ph.D.

sociologist, author, commentator