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Dr Joanne Orlando | Family Digital Lifestyle & Digital Literacy Expert
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Providing balanced and informed analysis, and solutions to today’s most pressing digital problems.

Dr Jo works extensively in the media as a writer, TV presenter and expert commentator.

Joanne is a popular TV presenter with extensive appearances as an expert on breakfast/ lifestyle programs, and news/analysis programs including regular appearances on the Today Show, The Morning Show, The Project, Sunrise, Daily Edition, Sky News, and the news across all channels. She always provides evidenced-based understanding and practical solutions, and knows how to create an easy balance between providing information and presenting an engaging and entertaining segment. Dr Jo presents, writes, and co-produces segments.

She is a Sydney Morning Herald Opinions writer, and publishes extensively in news and lifestyle platforms internationally. Her articles are well known for their thought provoking, innovative ideas regarding children, family and digital lifestyles.

Themes that Dr Jo provide analysis and commentary on include: family digital stress, video games, social media, online safety, screen time, technology and learning, and new changes and challenges that emerge from children’s technology use. Dr Jo addresses new digital-child technology issues as they emerge, and often introduces new issues into the media that she has discovered from her own research and analysis.

Dr Jo was a former outline writer, script writer, and Education Advisor for ABC TV’s PlaySchool. 

Latest TV segments

Channel 7: Taking action to manage online news events
Channel 7: Taking action to manage online news events
TV appearancesJoanne Orlando9 August 2019digital literacy, online safety, technology health and safety
Channel 7: When your account is hacked! 4 simple ways to protect your personal information
Channel 7: When your account is hacked! 4 simple ways to protect your personal information

Channel 7: Big businesses are having massive security problems and our accounts are being hacked almost daily! Why is this happening and 4 steps to take if it happens to you.

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TV appearancesJoanne Orlando7 June 2019online safety, digital literacy, technology health and safety
Sunday Night on 7: The trend of dangerous Instagram photos
Sunday Night on 7: The trend of dangerous Instagram photos

80,000 images get uploaded to Instagram every 60 seconds. So how do you get noticed? Some people face danger to get the ‘stand-out’ shot!

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TV appearancesJoanne Orlando7 May 2019teenagers, technology health and safety, online safety
Daily Edition: Tips for guiding very young children's technology use
Daily Edition: Tips for guiding very young children's technology use

Very young children using technology is often a taboo subject. Parents often feel they are being judged by it. In this segment I give parents tips on the best ways to guide the device use of children aged 4 years & younger.

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TV appearancesJoanne Orlando30 April 2019screentime, early childhood, technology health and safety
SKY News: W.H.O new screentime rules for children under 5 years
SKY News: W.H.O new screentime rules for children under 5 years

My response to The World Health Organisation who has released new guidelines recommending babies be banned from screen time with no more than an hour-a-day access for children aged two to four years old.

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TV appearancesJoanne Orlando28 April 2019screentime, technology health and safety, early childhood
Channel 7 News: New Screentime Guidelines for the Under 5's
Channel 7 News: New Screentime Guidelines for the Under 5's

The World Health Organisation has released new screentime guidelines for very young children. While practical there are some issues I’ve identified.

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TV appearancesJoanne Orlando27 April 2019early childhood, screentime
Is there a connection between video game violence and the New Zealand attack?
Is there a connection between video game violence and the New Zealand attack?

Today Show: Following on from the New Zealand Gun attack I explain what the research tells us about videogames and violent behaviour.

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TV appearancesDr Joanne Orlando20 March 2019videogames, online safety, technology health and safety
Talking to your child about the footage of the New Zealand attack
Talking to your child about the footage of the New Zealand attack

Daily Edition: The follow up talk to have with your child if they viewed the footage of the New Zealand terrorist attack online.

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TV appearancesDr Joanne Orlando20 March 2019online safety, videogames, technology health and safety
Young kids using technology? How much is too much screen time?
Young kids using technology? How much is too much screen time?

7:30 Report: Why very young children using technology has become a taboo subject and advice for guiding children’s technology use at this age.

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TV appearancesDr Joanne Orlando8 March 2019screentime, early childhood
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