Publications for General and Professional Audiences:
Cantor, J. (1985). What's scarier--Ugly monsters or mushroom clouds? Children's emotional reactions to mass media. L&S Magazine, 2, (2), 3-8.Cantor, J. (1986). Is television scaring your child? Childbirth and Parent Education Association Newsletter, 12 (5), 6-7.
Cantor, J. (1997). The perils of "TV Parental Guidelines." Telemedium: The Journal of Media Literacy. 43 (1), 11-12.
Cantor, J. (1998). Mommy, I'm scared: How TV and movies frighten children and what we can do to protect them. San Diego: Harvest/Harcourt. (250 pages).
Cantor, J. (1999, February). More chills than thrills: Protecting children from frightening mass media. Our Children (The National PTA Magazine). 24 (5), 34-35.
Cantor, J. (1999, March 9). All the news that's fit to terrify. Family Circle, 112 (4), 148.
Cantor, J. (1999, August). Lessons from Littleton. Madison Magazine.
Cantor, J. (2000, Winter). How to tame that Trojan horse: The story the media won't tell. Television Quarterly.
Cantor, J. (2000, April). You have already won: But no one's telling you. Association for Wisconsin School Administrators Update.
Cantor, J. (2000, August). Does your patient have sleep problems? Ask about TV first. AAP News (American Academy of Pediatrics) .
Cantor, J. (2000, September). What we can do about media violence: Promoting public education and parental empowerment to raise a healthier generation. Wisconsin School News.
Cantor, J. (2001). Does research matter? Notes from the trenches of the media violence wars. Journalism Studies, 2, 611-627.
Cantor, J. (2001). What we can do about media violence: Promoting the empowerment of teachers and parents to raise a healthier generation. In WEAC Insturction & Professional Development Committee (Eds.), Focus: Educational Issues Series. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Educational Association Council.
Cantor, J. (2002). Choosing kid-friendly movies. Nick jr. website.
Cantor, J (2002). Television and fear in early childhood. Telemedium: The Journal of Media Literacy.
Cantor, J. (2002). The psychological effects of media violence on children and adolescents. Proceedings of the Colloquium on Television and Violence in Society, Centre d'études sur le media, HEC Montréal,Montréal, Canada.