The Rough-and-Tumble Online Universe Traversed by Young Cybernauts

THE ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE ONLINE UNIVERSE TRAVERSED BY YOUNG CYBERAUTS
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Felicia Lee]
If 21st-century parenthood is not scary enough, “Growing Up Online,” a documentary to be broadcast on the “Frontline” program on most PBS stations on Tuesday night, uses real-life stories to ask an increasingly important question: What does it mean to be part of the first generation coming of age steeped in a virtual world seemingly outside parental control? The documentary touches on the much discussed fear of online sexual predators, as well as concerns about the ease of cut-and-paste plagiarism, using the Internet. It also examines how notions of privacy and the meaning of friendships change when a computer button can ferry your words and your images to strangers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/arts/television/22front.html?ref=today...
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