CHESTER CANCELS CHANNEL
ONE SHOW
BY CHRISTI MATHIS
FOR THE SOUTHERN
[Sun Jun 22 2003]
CHESTER — For the first time in more than a decade students at
Chester high school won’t be watching a current events news program
during
their school day.
Channel One, a program that features stories on breaking news and
in-depth issues that affect the world, the nation and specifically,
America’s
teenagers will be canceled at the school this fall. The current
events program lasts for 12 minutes.
Principal Danny Marks said the majority of the students don’t
seem interested in the program and he believes the time could
be used
more beneficially in the classroom. The school board agreed.
http://www.southernillinoisan.com/rednews/2003/06/23/build/local/LOC003.html
Thanks
to Ken McNatt
Note: This article says "Channel One, a
program thatfeaturesstories on breaking newsand in-depth
issues that affect the
world, the nation and specifically, America’s teenagers…" The
reporter sounds like she is quoting from Channel One’s sales
literature. First, there is no "breaking news" –
there is never any "breaking
news." The show is TAPED the day before. Yes, sometimes
they wait until early morning hours to finish up the show
but most of the time
it is wrapped up by 10 PM CDT so the their young staff can
go out and enjoy the LA night life. They have taped shows
on location from subscribing
schools the day before broadcast. That means that had the
show in the "can" before
the school day ended the day befor the program will be shown
to students.
"
In-depth issues"? There is so little news on Channel One News
they really shouldn’t be using the word "News" in their name.
They use old film footage more and more to cover up the fact they are
reporting on less and less hard, current news. A Channel One anchor
may say, "There are new concerns about the India/Pakistan border.
In 1999, Channel One went to Pakistan." Then they would
show for the upteenth time their anchor, Gotham Chopra, in
Pakistan in 1999
and that footage will fill up time on the show.
This type of "News Lite" is probably one of several
reasons few at Chester HS cared much for this TV show.
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