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Did school administrators seek input from parents? From Jim Metrock: So, this fall Ashland Elementary School (Dumfries, VA) has agreed to make its 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders part of an experiment with the Channel One youth marketing firm. [A short video about Channel One. A brochure: 10 reasons to be glad you...
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to sell a new violent video game. From Jim Metrock: Oh the humanity. Oh the stupidity. Schoolchildren who are unfortunately in schools that have Channel One News began their school day yesterday, November 7, watching Hulk Hogan scream at them. “Here you go maniacs. Hulk Hogan here. The greatest of all time! I want...
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Paul Scott: Ads in Rochester schools would be a disservice to our children November 2, 2011 – Rochester (MN)Post Bulletin I was disappointed to see this newspaper support the idea of selling ad space in Rochester public schools. A proposal before the school board would allow advertising in the hallways and public spaces. Classrooms...
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Q: Why is Channel One advertising The Vampire Diaries to teens and preteens? A: Channel One News is constantly promoting The Vampire Diaries because the Vampire books and the TV show on the CW Network were created by Channel One’s parent company Alloy Media and Marketing....
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The Wastin’ Time and Tax Dollars Award has a new nominee. Powdersville Middle School in Greenville, SC joins three other nominees so far: Lardner Middle School, Niles, MI Avon Middle School North, Avon, IN Clark Middle School, Laredo, TX Powdersville Middle School principal is Todd Binnicker.
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Clark Middle School in Laredo, TX has been nominated for the Wastin’ Time and Tax Dollars Award. Rene Rodriguez principal of Clark Middle School, Laredo, TX, wastes school time by showing movie commercials (and other ads) on Channel One to his students. More on the Wastin’ Time and Tax Dollar Award and...
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From Jim Metrock: This video from Channel One’s web site is fascinating. I learned much about William Shakespeare. Last year I read Bill Bryson’s Shakespeare: The World as Stage and loved it as I do all Bryson’s books, but I am surprised that many of the facts in this video were left out of...
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DreamWorks Studios promotes their new movie Puss in Boots during the first ten seconds of the October 27th Channel One News show.
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Channel One News and Your Schools October 11, 2011 – Channel One News is a ‘school-safe’ news channel which informs teens on current world events and pop culture. It’s free to schools, which means it’s funded by a lot (LOT) of advertising. Earlier today I posed as an interested parent wanting to get Channel...
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From Jim Metrock: An email similar to this one has gone out to dozens of public schools across the country since mid-August. Obligation is continuing to raise awareness of Channel One by concentrating on schools in eight states: Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Michigan, Alabama, North Carolina, and Georgia. This particular email was sent...
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Note: March 5, 2013 – Several months ago Jean-Yves Charlier lost his position at Promethean World. His idiotic decision to partner with Channel One certainly did not help his relations with the board of directors. From Jim Metrock: Big, important people in Big Business make mistakes all the time. Sometimes they make Big...
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A school that shows Channel One News wastes school time. The principal, superintendent, and school board members are all responsible for this waste of educational time and tax money. The Wastin’ Time and Tax Dollars Award is Obligation’s opportunity to “honor” the schools and their district that care so little about maximizing school...
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Taxpayer-funded school time is used to promote DreamWorks new movie Puss in Boots. Actress Salma Hayek talks directly to Channel One’s captive audience of students plugging the movie. Of course, Channel One uses a Pop Quiz as a long-form commercial for the film. Notice the ad for the drug and alcohol soaked Footloose movie...
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From Jim Metrock: Now we know who in the world would answer Channel One’s want ad below. This ad was published in late August so Channel One was desperate to replace somebody as the broadcast year had already begun. Turns out two on-air personalities were leaving: Steven Fabian and Justin Finch. I don’t...
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Another anchor abruptly leaves Channel One News. Justin Finch is taking his talents to South Beach. From Jim Metrock: Most Channel One on-air personalities leave in June after the last show of the school year. The continuing financial struggles at Channel One may be the reason Steven Fabian and now Justin Finch have...
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2nd Nominee for our Wastin’ Time and Tax Dollars Award From Jim Metrock: Obligation, Inc. has instituted an award that will “honor” public schools that show Channel One News and its commercials during the school day. The award is called the Wastin’ Time & Tax Dollars Award. Obligation will nominate public middle schools and...
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From Jim Metrock: Here’s an article from CNN that has some very disturbing comments by the screenwriter of the new Footloose movie. This is the movie that Channel One News has been relentless advertising to kids down to age 11 since mid-September. The only two executives that I know who are left at Channel...
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From Jim Metrock: Claxton Middle School in Claxton, GA is a “Channel One school.” It’s probably a typical “Channel One school” in that it cheats. Isn’t it awful when a school cheats? Here’s how they cheat: Claxton is suppose to show the 12-minute Channel One News in its entirety. Yet they only allow eight...
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