Time Warner Dares Viewers to Watch What They Want
Guido H. Stempel III recalls a shift from captive audiences to on demand. He traces TV ratings limits, the Toledo water crisis as ad exposure, Betamax battles, and rising home video and piracy concerns. The piece notes viewers gain control over what to view, when to watch, and how to skip ads.
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America
Toledo
ABC
CBS
NBC
Atlanta Braves
Universal City Studio
U.S. Supreme Court
Time Warner
Blurring theater and reality in modern audience behavior
Broadway star Patti LuPone sparked headlines when she grabbed a texting woman's cellphone in Lincoln Center's Shows for Days. The piece surveys disruptive audience behavior, citing Nick Silvestri at Booth Theatre and a Washington DC incident, questioning the boundary between screens and live performance.
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Patti LuPone
Lincoln Center
Nick Silvestri
Booth Theatre
Silvestri
Washington, D.C
Signature Theatre
Christine Sherrill
Washington Post
Fogle case prompts debate on child sex abuse science
The Jared Fogle case highlights gaps in understanding paraphilias and the motives behind child sexual abuse. Experts note limited treatment options, difficulty identifying at risk individuals, and harsher penalties while urging medical approaches and prevention research.
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Jonathan Elker
The
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Fogle
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Josh Minkler
Indiana
Doug Carter
Fred Berlin
Berlin
Johns Hopkins
Federal Bureau of Prisons
California
Sexual Abuse
Melissa Hamilton
Hamilton
University of Houston Law Center
Adam Walsh
Supreme Court
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Congress
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Elizabeth Letourneau
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