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Monthly Archives: May 2014

For the record.

May 18, 2014
For the record.

  From Jim Metrock: Since 1997, I have been writing articles about Channel One’s commercial exploitation of schoolchildren.  They are all here.  The main reason I wrote was to help educators, administrators, school board members, other parents, and young people themselves in their efforts to remove Channel One from their classrooms.  I hope my...
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Another gone: Stephen Tiszenkel

May 17, 2014
Another gone:  Stephen Tiszenkel

Tiszenkel must have seen the train wreck coming. Now safely in Rhode Island working at CVS.     From Jim Metrock:   Channel One News has to be one of the creepiest workplaces in the country. The whole company is shrouded with secrecy.  The company never announces the departure of important employees, even if...
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David Tanzer v. Alex Molnar – 1998

May 16, 2014
David Tanzer v. Alex Molnar – 1998

     From Jim Metrock:  I recently found the transcript for the 1998 face off between Dr. Alex Molnar of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Channel One’s CEO David Tanzer.  Both appeared on the Today Show to discuss Dr. Molnar’s study The Hidden Costs of Channel One.  The study said that Channel One was costing...
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Get those resumes ready!

May 15, 2014
Get those resumes ready!

      From Jim Metrock: It might just now be sinking in.   People are going to lose their jobs at Channel One. Whenever Company A acquires Company B, Company B immediately says that there will be no changes at Company B.  Everyone should stop worrying.  Nothing is going to change. These of course are...
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David Drucker – Senior Vice President of Sales

May 14, 2014
David Drucker – Senior Vice President of Sales

  From Jim Metrock:  I was writing about David Drucker, when the news broke about Channel One being acquired by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.  Mr. Drucker was hired last year to be the Senior Vice President of Sponsorship & Advertising Sales at Channel One.   He was hired for the hardest. most challenging job in the...
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Channel One News sold

May 13, 2014
Channel One News sold

  Losses too much for ZelnickMedia? How much did Houghton Mifflin Harcourt pay, if anything, for the controversial youth marketing company? Will HMHC keep Channel One’s current employees? Fourth Channel One owner in seven years. (Primedia, Alloy Media and Marketing, ZelnickMedia, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)     May 13, 2014, 10:03 a.m. EDT Houghton Mifflin...
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Channel One promotes musical artists all year long. Schools never gave permission.

May 11, 2014
Channel One promotes musical artists all year long. Schools never gave permission.

   
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It’s May, time for Channel One News to promote raunchy Pretty Little Liars TV show to children.

May 10, 2014
It’s May, time for Channel One News to promote raunchy Pretty Little Liars TV show to children.

  From Jim Metrock: It is so easy to get sick of Channel One News.    The company is constantly selling kids something. Often their ads don’t appear like ads.  Channel One is a master at mixing news with advertising.   On May 6, the classroom TV show Channel One News starts off with...
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Absurd

May 6, 2014
Absurd

  From Jim Metrock: Do you ever read the terms of service for websites you visit?  If you are like me, you just check the box indicating you agree with the terms without actually viewing, much less, reading the terms of service. These terms of service are written in legal language that is hard...
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Channel One’s website terms of use

May 5, 2014
Channel One’s website terms of use

  Website Terms of Use Updated: June 7th, 2013 Welcome to Channel One!   This is a site operated by Channel One, LLC (“Channel One” or “we” or “our”). While we are located on the Internet primarily at the URL www.channelone.com (and at some related and sister sites and URLs), we may change this URL and any...
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