The Media Psychology Blog

Announcing the inaugural edition of the Media Psychology Review is a breakthrough as the first academic e-zine employing multiple media forms.

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Sometimes new ideas are right in front of us in the garden. The Media Creativity blog reports that watermelons are being tested as ad vehicles. When I read this, I imagined mini-billboards applied across the span of the rotund fruit, but the the ad is applied more discreetly as a sticker (but does [...]

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I am lucky to be able to see Beijing in person during the Olympics. The athletic accomplishments aside–and the Chinese had 16 gold medals last I checked–the people’s pride in being a host to the games is palpable.

Putting on the Olympics is a lot of work. Designing, constructing, staffing, planning and delivering demand a [...]

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It is certainly true that the media in China is biased; however the western media is also at fault (if that’s the right word) here in their presentation. You would have to talk to these kids and see the general attitude on the streets to see that to them this is not propaganda. [...]

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Basic media psychology: business cards are important. The ink, the paper, and the content tell us a lot about a person. In China, the exchange of business cards is a ritual involving a careful presentation with both hands and a careful positioning of the appropriate language side of your card for your new [...]

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