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Laura Bargfeld

Chicago

Public Health Video Journalist at Associated Press

I tell stories. Public health video journalist @AP | @APNewsguild member | they/them

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Articles

  • 2 weeks ago | telegraphherald.com | Devi Shastri |Laura Bargfeld

    MILWAUKEE — Feel like you can’t focus? Like you’ll never finish a book again? Like the only way to keep your mind and hands busy is to scroll on social media for hours? You’re far from alone. One body of decades-long research found the average person’s attention span for a single screen is 47 seconds, down from 2.5 minutes in 2004. The 24/7 news cycle, uncertainty about the state of the world and countless hours of screen time don’t help, experts say.

  • 3 weeks ago | theitem.com | Devi Shastri |Laura Bargfeld

    By DEVI SHASTRI and LAURA BARGFELD Associated PressMILWAUKEE - Feel like you can't focus? Like you'll never finish a book again? Like the only way to keep your mind and hands busy is to scroll on social media for hours? You're far from alone. One body of decades-long research found the average person's attention span for a single screen is 47 seconds, down from 2.5 minutes in 2004.

  • 1 month ago | abqjournal.com | Devi Shastri |Laura Bargfeld

    MILWAUKEE — Feel like you can’t focus? Like you’ll never finish a book again? Like the only way to keep your mind and hands busy is to scroll on social media for hours? You’re far from alone. One body of decadeslong research found the average person’s attention span for a single screen is 47 seconds, down from 2.5 minutes in 2004. The 24/7 news cycle, uncertainty about the state of the world and countless hours of screen time don’t help, experts say.

  • 1 month ago | smh.com.au | Devi Shastri |Laura Bargfeld

    By DEVI SHASTRI and LAURA BARGFELD May 25, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Do you feel that you can’t focus? That you’ll never finish a book again? As if the only way to keep your mind and hands busy is to scroll on social media for hours? You’re far from alone. One body of decades-long research found the average person’s attention span for a single screen is 47 seconds, down from 2.5 minutes in 2004.

  • 1 month ago | reviewjournal.com | Devi Shastri |Laura Bargfeld

    Feel like you can’t focus? Like you’ll never finish a book again? Like the only way to keep your mind and hands busy is to scroll on social media for hours? You’re far from alone. One body of decadeslong research found the average person’s attention span for a single screen is 47 seconds, down from 2½ minutes in 2004. The 24/7 news cycle, uncertainty about the state of the world and countless hours of screen time don’t help, experts say.

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Laura Bargfeld
Laura Bargfeld @lbargfeld
3 Feb 25

If you or someone you know has lost access to gender-affirming care in the past week due to the recent executive order and are open to speaking with me for an AP story, feel free to DM

Laura Bargfeld
Laura Bargfeld @lbargfeld
31 Jan 25

RT @FarnoushAmiri: BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A New York doctor who prescribes abortion pills online has been indicted in Louisiana.

Laura Bargfeld
Laura Bargfeld @lbargfeld
2 Dec 24

RT @JulietteRihl: 📢 JOURNALISM JOB ALERT 📢 @PennLive is looking for a PA Capitol investigative reporter. This post is a government watchdo…