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Patti Valkenburg guest on TV program Nieuwsuur

Patti Valkenburg guest on TV program Nieuwsuur

On 4 July Patti Valkenburg was invited as a guest on the current affairs program Nieuwsuur, where she was interviewed by Mariëlle Tweebeeke about 15 years of social media and how social media are affecting youth (in Dutch). 

A more extensive interview was published on the   Nieuwsuur website  (in Dutch).

The Nieuwsuur broadcast can be viewed below. 

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