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Friday, August 6, 2004

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New study is first to test the actual impact of branded apps on consumers

A new research study co-authored by an Indiana University professor suggests that interactive applications for mobile phones such as Apple's iPhone and Google's Android may be some of the most powerful forms of advertising yet developed.   Full Story >>

New study finds that violence doesn't add to children's enjoyment of TV shows, movies

Despite growing concern about the effects of media violence on children, violent television shows and movies continue to be produced and marketed to them. An Indiana University research study concludes that violence doesn't add anything to their enjoyment of such programs and their characters.   Full Story >>

IU study looks at why Hollywood blockbusters often lack minority characters

As Hollywood heads into its annual summer blockbuster season, few, if any, major films will feature minority characters, due to studio executives' fears that white audiences will stay away, which a new Indiana University study appears to confirm.   Full Story >>

IU Cinema to screen first student-made feature film, 'Nathan and the Luthier'

When Indiana University senior Jacob Sherry graduates in May, the Herman B Wells Scholar will have already completed a goal few people ever achieve: the premiere of his first feature film. Nathan and the Luthier, a 52-minute coming-of-age story about a man making peace with his upbringing in the wake of his father's death, opens April 26 at 7 p.m. at the IU Cinema. This is the first student-produced feature film being shown at IU Cinema.   Full Story >>

New study: Provocatively dressed female anchors distract male viewers, sidetrack their credibility

A new study from Indiana University shows that women looking to break through the glass ceiling into senior broadcast news positions or more prominent on-camera roles in television may hinder themselves when they succumb to pressures to dress in a more sexually alluring manner.   Full Story >>

IU professor's film on military families finding a wider audience

A documentary by an Indiana University professor that presents Vietnam War veterans and their children who have served in Iraq has been finding many audiences at film festivals and soon on television.   Full Story >>



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