Web Junkie: Parents
Clip: Season 28 Episode 4 | 1m 14s
Parents only care about their children's school performance
The clip begins with a group of boys talking after lights out: “Parents are brainwashed by psychiatrists.” It ends with one of the boys saying, “At least that's one thing I’m better at than others.”
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
Web Junkie: Parents
Clip: Season 28 Episode 4 | 1m 14s
The clip begins with a group of boys talking after lights out: “Parents are brainwashed by psychiatrists.” It ends with one of the boys saying, “At least that's one thing I’m better at than others.”
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Clip: S28 Ep4 | 3m 41s | An introduction to Daxing Boot Camp, an Internet addiction treatment center in China. (3m 41s)
Web Junkie: Disease or Social Phenomenon?
Clip: S28 Ep4 | 50s | Nicky admits to “playing a lot” but doesn’t think that makes him an addict. (50s)
Clip: S28 Ep4 | 1m 35s | Professor Tao describes Internet addicted teens (1m 35s)
Clip: S28 Ep4 | 1m 21s | Hope indicates that treatment is a waste of time (1m 21s)
Web Junkie: Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S28 Ep4 | 14m | Filmmaker Shosh Shlam and Hilla Medalia discuss the making of Web Junkie. (14m)
Clip: S28 Ep4 | 1m 57s | Hacker’s father explains what his son used to be like, and also acknowledges beating him. (1m 57s)
Clip: S28 Ep4 | 3m 33s | Nicky explains why he sees his online friends as genuine. (3m 33s)
Preview: S28 Ep4 | 42s | An extraordinary look into a internet addiction rehab in Beijing, China. (42s)
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