Comments for Media by Choice http://www.mediabychoice.com The research blog for critics of captive-audience media Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:41:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Noise Wars review looks at privacy, audience captivity by R. Freedman http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1522&cpage=1#comment-1714 R. Freedman Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:41:34 +0000 http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1522#comment-1714 Good points. Thank you! Good points. Thank you!

]]> Comment on Noise Wars review looks at privacy, audience captivity by Emily http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1522&cpage=1#comment-1694 Emily Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:16:29 +0000 http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1522#comment-1694 Many would dispute the notion that there is actually a right to privacy contained in the U.S. Constitution. (I suspect some of whom are sitting as Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court). When it comes to privacy we have fewer rights than you would imagine. One of the best books out there on the subject is "The Right to Privacy" by Caroline Kennedy and Ellen Alderman. It's a series of true-life case studies where public policy clashes with personal privacy. It recounts routine strip searches of women accused of such minor offenses as traffic tickets, right-to-die decisions, ownership of frozen embryos, drug interdiction, televised death, a school administrator's search of a student's pocketbook. It was written over 10 years ago, but it seems to become more relevant with each passing year. On another topic, the idea of treating corporations as individuals dates back to the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Conceived as a means of giving equal rights to former slaves, industry interests quickly won judicial decisions establishing that the constitutional provision extended to corporations soon after it took effect. An interesting documentary called "The Corporation" covers this. Many would dispute the notion that there is actually a right to privacy contained in the U.S. Constitution. (I suspect some of whom are sitting as Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court).

When it comes to privacy we have fewer rights than you would imagine. One of the best books out there on the subject is “The Right to Privacy” by Caroline Kennedy and Ellen Alderman. It’s a series of true-life case studies where public policy clashes with personal privacy.

It recounts routine strip searches of women accused of such minor offenses as traffic tickets, right-to-die decisions, ownership of frozen embryos, drug interdiction, televised death, a school administrator’s search of a student’s pocketbook.

It was written over 10 years ago, but it seems to become more relevant with each passing year.

On another topic, the idea of treating corporations as individuals dates back to the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Conceived as a means of giving equal rights to former slaves, industry interests quickly won judicial decisions establishing that the constitutional provision extended to corporations soon after it took effect.

An interesting documentary called “The Corporation” covers this.

]]> Comment on Up to 57 percent call taxi TV annoying by rfreedman http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1573&cpage=1#comment-1450 rfreedman Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:08:43 +0000 http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1573#comment-1450 Toronto, thanks for commenting. I appreciate it. Toronto, thanks for commenting. I appreciate it.

]]> Comment on Up to 57 percent call taxi TV annoying by Toronto Taxi http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1573&cpage=1#comment-1449 Toronto Taxi Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:51:47 +0000 http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1573#comment-1449 i don,t agreed with it. i don,t agreed with it.

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]]> Comment on Noise Wars review looks at privacy, audience captivity by R. Freedman http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1522&cpage=1#comment-1004 R. Freedman Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:13:09 +0000 http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1522#comment-1004 Thanks, Steve. Points well taken. I agree a lot of people wonder if the Supreme Court stretched when it connected a right to privacy with liberty. Privacy is definitely not something we can take for granted, unfortunately. Thanks, Steve. Points well taken. I agree a lot of people wonder if the Supreme Court stretched when it connected a right to privacy with liberty. Privacy is definitely not something we can take for granted, unfortunately.

]]> Comment on Noise Wars review looks at privacy, audience captivity by Steven Roll http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1522&cpage=1#comment-1003 Steven Roll Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:12:30 +0000 http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1522#comment-1003 Many would dispute the notion that there is actually a right to privacy contained in the U.S. Constitution. (I suspect some of whom are sitting as Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court). When it comes to privacy we have fewer rights than you would imagine. One of the best books out there on the subject is "The Right to Privacy" by Caroline Kennedy and Ellen Alderman. It's a series of true-life case studies where public policy clashes with personal privacy. It recounts routine strip searches of women accused of such minor offenses as traffic tickets, right-to-die decisions, ownership of frozen embryos, drug interdiction, televised death, a school administrator's search of a student's pocketbook. It was written over 10 years ago, but it seems to become more relevant with each passing year. On another topic, the idea of treating corporations as individuals dates back to the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Conceived as a means of giving equal rights to former slaves, industry interests quickly won judicial decisions establishing that the constitutional provision extended to corporations soon after it took effect. An interesting documentary called "The Corporation" covers this. Many would dispute the notion that there is actually a right to privacy contained in the U.S. Constitution. (I suspect some of whom are sitting as Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court).

When it comes to privacy we have fewer rights than you would imagine. One of the best books out there on the subject is “The Right to Privacy” by Caroline Kennedy and Ellen Alderman. It’s a series of true-life case studies where public policy clashes with personal privacy.

It recounts routine strip searches of women accused of such minor offenses as traffic tickets, right-to-die decisions, ownership of frozen embryos, drug interdiction, televised death, a school administrator’s search of a student’s pocketbook.

It was written over 10 years ago, but it seems to become more relevant with each passing year.

On another topic, the idea of treating corporations as individuals dates back to the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Conceived as a means of giving equal rights to former slaves, industry interests quickly won judicial decisions establishing that the constitutional provision extended to corporations soon after it took effect.

An interesting documentary called “The Corporation” covers this.

]]> Comment on Parents ratchet up anti-Channel One effort by Parent http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1277&cpage=1#comment-1001 Parent Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:29:59 +0000 http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1277#comment-1001 Take a look at what's being shown to kids on Channel One News: http://96.0.145.51/channelonenews/1.html Take a look at what’s being shown to kids on Channel One News: http://96.0.145.51/channelonenews/1.html

]]> Comment on DOOH and involuntary attention: cynical manipulation by uberVU - social comments http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1381&cpage=1#comment-864 uberVU - social comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:36:50 +0000 http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1381#comment-864 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by MediabyChoice: DOOH and involuntary attention: cynical manipulation http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1381... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> Comment on DOOH and involuntary attention: cynical manipulation by R. Freedman http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1381&cpage=1#comment-842 R. Freedman Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:17:49 +0000 http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1381#comment-842 Thanks, Terry, "involuntary attention" is the link between "push" and "pull" media, so it's a really important concept from a captive-audience media perspective. The EEG readings on your site are eye-opening. Keep up the good work. Rob Thanks, Terry, “involuntary attention” is the link between “push” and “pull” media, so it’s a really important concept from a captive-audience media perspective. The EEG readings on your site are eye-opening. Keep up the good work.
Rob

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