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Footloose with tax dollars

October 3, 2011
Footloose with tax dollars

At the end of September Channel One launched the Footloose advertising campaign. Students will see commercials for the remake of Footloose on the in-school TV show Channel One News. There will be Pop Quiz feature story promoting Footloose too. Students will be told repeatedly to go to Channelone.com where Footloose advertising saturates the site....
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Announcing the Wastin’ Time and Tax Money Award

September 29, 2011
Announcing the Wastin’ Time and Tax Money Award

Michigan’s Lardner Middle School is first nominated school.     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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Complete, unedited Channel One News for May 21, 1997

September 26, 2011
Complete, unedited Channel One News for May 21, 1997


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Channel One News Hall of Shame: Wash those M&M’s down with some Pepsi (May 1997)

September 25, 2011
Channel One News Hall of Shame: Wash those M&M’s down with some Pepsi (May 1997)


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Complete, unedited Channel One News for May 19, 1997

September 24, 2011
Complete, unedited Channel One News for May 19, 1997


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Comparing two pop quizzes.

September 22, 2011
Comparing two pop quizzes.


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Complete, unedited Channel One News for October 16, 1998

September 22, 2011
Complete, unedited Channel One News for October 16, 1998


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ROFL… unless you are a taxpayer in Niles, Michigan.

September 16, 2011
ROFL… unless you are a taxpayer in Niles, Michigan.

   
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Channel One’s idea of an educational pop quiz

September 16, 2011
Channel One’s idea of an educational pop quiz


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The Secret Circle

September 15, 2011
The Secret Circle

Friday morning, September 9, 2011 – The classroom TV set automatically comes on. Nobody has to press a button on a remote. It’s sort of creepy, but that’s what Channel One TV sets do. However, what the students see on the screen is even creepier. At the start of this day’s Channel One News,...
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Puma is new advertiser on Channel One News

September 14, 2011
Puma is new advertiser on Channel One News


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Complete, unedited Channel One News for October 9, 1998

September 11, 2011
Complete, unedited Channel One News for October 9, 1998

 
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Shock: Channel One News loses 500,000 students within three months.

September 8, 2011
Shock: Channel One News loses 500,000 students within three months.

Channel One in free fall? In 72 days Channel One News loses 500,000 student viewers.  School districts appear to have dumped Channel One in record numbers in months leading up to the start of 2011-12 school year. Stunning loss of 8.3% of its student audience.   From Jim Metrock: Yesterday, September 7, a Channel...
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Channel One News Hall of Shame: Called out by Focus on the Family (2002)

September 5, 2011
Channel One News Hall of Shame: Called out by Focus on the Family (2002)

  PDF: channel one news focus on family tx 2002
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Complete, unedited Channel One News for October 5, 1998

September 5, 2011
Complete, unedited Channel One News for October 5, 1998


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Channel One News Hall of Shame: Four commercials from one day (Oct. 5, 1998)

September 4, 2011
Channel One News Hall of Shame: Four commercials from one day (Oct. 5, 1998)

                    From Jim Metrock: Was there no one at Channel One News during the 90’s that ever paused to consider that advertising candy, potato chips, and sugary soft drinks to kids could be detrimental to them? Commercially exploiting schoolchildren is a terrible thing to do....
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A good sign.

September 2, 2011
A good sign.

From Jim Metrock: This is a snapshot of Channelone.com’s banner ad this morning. Channel One is advertising a personal injury law firm!?  That doesn’t seem to make sense, but it does once you understand the reality of Channel One’s desperate situation with advertisers. The Norris Injury Lawyers ad appears because Channel One News had...
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CCFC: School’s out for Channel One

August 30, 2011
CCFC: School’s out for Channel One

  Tell Kmart: Stop stealing taxpayer-funded class time.           The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood
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Channel One News Hall of Shame: A teacher speaks out. (2004)

August 28, 2011

From Jim Metrock: Few teachers feel comfortable speaking out against Channel One. If the TV show is playing in a school, that means Channel One and its classroom movie commercials and other nonsense has the approval of the principal, superintendent, and school board. Who wants to stand in opposition to them? It usually takes...
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Must have pulse. Conscience not necessary.

August 25, 2011
Must have pulse. Conscience not necessary.

From: Jim Metrock Channel One News is now putting out want ads to find a new “reporter” for their show.  With the departure of Steven Fabian they are down to three: Jessica Kumari, Shelby Holliday, and Justin Finch. At one time Channel One News was a stepping stone to employment with a legitimate news...
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The Lying Game

August 23, 2011
The Lying Game


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Complete, unedited Channel One News for January 3, 2007

August 22, 2011
Complete, unedited Channel One News for January 3, 2007


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