Growing Up Online

PBS, Frontline by Rachel Dretzin, John Maggio | May. 20, 2008 (Special Report)

(Video - 60 mins. - Repeat) Jessica Hunter was a shy and awkward girl who struggled to make friends at school. Then, at age 14, she reinvented herself online as Autumn Edows, a goth artist and model. She posted provocative photos of herself on the Web and fast developed a cult following. "I just became this whole different person," Autumn tells Frontline. "I didn't feel like myself, but I liked the fact that I didn't feel like myself. I felt like someone ... Full Story »

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 by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 1, 2008

Outstanding documentary about the private worlds that kids are creating online and the risks, realities, and misconceptions of teenage self-expression on the Web. This program will be our Featured Video for our news hunt on the Internet. It is a 'must-see' on this important topic, which affects not just children, but all of us -- the Internet has already begun to change how we work, learn and play, in deeper ways than any of us might have imagined. The research is first-class, the sourcing is excellent, and the producers offer helpful context to help us better understand this new cultural phenomenon.

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