May 22, 2011From Jim Metrock: When corporations give to public schools there should be absolutely no strings attached. I hope you take the time to read this to better understand the problem with companies that use various means to plunder our local schools. Keynote Speech To Council Of Urban Boards Of Education July...
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Channel One News makes rules so they can break them.
Above: Channel One’s banner ad for Kotex products. (Screen shot May 8, 2011) Below: Channel One’s promises included in every signed contract with U.S. schools.
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Channel One Hall of Shame: Admitting to advertorials
From Jim Metrock: This was from February 2006. Channel One’s president Judy Harris was on a panel talking to governors. She wanted the governors to know that Channel One routinely combines news and feature stories with advertising. If companies that were trying to sell products to kids could benefit from Channel One’s unethical blurring...
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How clever: Working TV shows ads into Pop Quizzes
NOW I KNOW YOU’VE GOT SOME BIG GAMES COMING UP, SO DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR CAMERA. THAT MEANS YOU TOO GIRLS. WE WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU’VE GOT! AND SINCE WE’RE ALREADY ON THE FIELD LET’S SEE HOW MUCH YOU BASEBALL FANS KNOW. I’M GONNA SEND IT OVER THE FOLKS AT ABC...
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Channel One News introduces preteens to Candie’s
From Jim Metrock: If you haven’t been shocked by a Candie’s ad before, then you are one tough cookie. Candie’s sells shoes, sunglasses, perfume, handbags and other products aimed at young women and girls. They are famous for their outrageous advertising. Here is a blog that has two of their ads. Be warned....
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Children, today’s test will be about Kung Fu Panda 2. You better have paid attention.
We are not able to show you the Kung Fu Panda 2 commercial that is playing on Channel One News, because Channel One cuts out their two daily blocks of commercials from their web rebroadcast. We do have a screen shot of their new contest to get kids interested in the movie. When a...
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Musicians that advertise on Channel One News
New Facebook page Musicians That Advertise On Channel One News http://on.fb.me/kxo0ny From Jim Metrock: For the last several years Channel One News has been aggressively plugging new music acts on its classroom TV show. Hear It Now is what they call their feature that introduces rock and rap bands and solo artists...
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No prices on Channel One News
Commercials on Channel One News do not mention the price of the product. If Channel One was looking out for the best interests of students, they would make advertisers clearly state the price of their advertised product. But Channel One News exists to benefit the advertiser not schools or students. Channel One is...
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The people that students are forced to watch.
Observations from Jim Metrock: I have been watching Channel One News on-air personalities since 1996. I offer my opinions about the current and hopefully last crew. Shelby Holliday – Working at Channel One may be her peak achievement in the news world. Sometimes her delivery is painful to watch. She repeats all the...
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Channel One News pitches NDCLLSCDS
Gabrielle Union is the actress in this Neutrogena commercial. Channel One News ads often feature celebrities. Channel One News exists to sell stuff to kids. Beauty products are frequently advertised on the program. Neutrogena is a big advertiser. They do a great job of making young women and girls feel ugly so they will...
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong
It is strange to think of school teachers sitting at their desks as Channel One’s specially selected commercials play on the classroom TV. If taxpayers fully knew the amount of school time that is being wasted showing Channel One commercials, there would be a lot school administrators out of work. Does Nintendo really need...
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Fargo schools still in love with classroom commercials
From Jim Metrock: When I first found out about Channel One’s commercial exploitation of schoolchildren in 1996, I learned about various protests against the company. I remember watching a video of students in Fargo, ND protesting against their school administrators requiring them to watch Channel One News and its commercials. I remember watching a...
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Channel One News advertises unrated Super 8
From Jim Metrock: It looks like Channel One News is seeking to encourage teen filmmakers. It’s nothing of the sort, of course. Every contest on Channel One News promotes a product. The product here is a new movie coming out June 10. Channel One closes up shop on June 3, so they have...
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Channel One Hall of Shame: Abortion quiz for 11-year-olds (Feb. 2005)
April 29, 2011 – From Jim Metrock: Parents would be shocked to know what Channel One News has forced upon middle school students over the years. Channel One News believes everything, EVERYTHING, is value neutral. There are no “rights” or “wrongs.” All that matters is what you believe. An action is positive or negative...
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Watching Billerica watching Channel One.
From Jim Metrock: This 1994 book was one of the few ever written on the subject of Channel One. Any book about this controversial company would have to devote pages to the Billerica, MA school district. This author spent time with Billerica administrators, teachers and students. Below I posted a couple of screen shots...
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The sad story of Billerica and Channel One News continues.
From Jim Metrock: This video clip from the April 25, 2011 Channel One News show would make you sick if you knew the full story. The Billerica Public School district was one of the first school districts to sign up with Channel One in 1990. The school administrators and teachers immediately received a considerable amount...
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Shouldn’t Channel One News pay these Riverview High students?
April 18, 2011 – One can’t think too highly of the administration at Riverview High School in Oakmont, PA. First they evidently are still showing Channel One News to their students. If these administrators and school board members think watching movie commercials and video game commercials is a good use of taxpayer-funded school time,...
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Channel One News brings back Zapzyt ads.
Screen shot of Channelone.com April 24, 2011. Zapzyt, Acuvue contact lens, and Tampax products are not suppose to be advertised on Channel One. From Jim Metrock: You would think even the kiddie marketing gurus at Channel One News could adhere to their ludicrous listing of things they promised they would not...
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Kids, what does “LGBT” mean?
This was not the top news story for the day. This story should never have been aired in middle schools without first alerting schools and parents. Channel One has given schools fair warning about previous news and feature stories that contained potentially controversial content, but they don’t do it anymore. Teachers and principals and...
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Who is the largest advertiser on Channel One News?
Congratulations, you guessed right. This is a picture of Channelone.com’s home page on April 18, 2011. There is a military recruitment video at the top. This picture graphically shows how the U.S. government is propping up this kiddie marketing company.
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