A routine reporting of a student health committee report turned into a big victory for supporters of commercial-free classrooms. The Alabama State Board of Education passed amended language to a committee report that calls for Channel One to “refrain from advertising high-sugar, high-fat, low-nutritional food and drink products, over-the-counter medicines, and movies that receive a MPAA rating for sexual, violent,...
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Channel One Suffers Major Setback In Alabama
An Abortion Quiz For 11-Year-Olds
Actual screen shot from a middle school broadcast of Channel One News. Abortion is an explosive issue among adults. Adults have differing views on when life begins. The executives at Channel One News believe that preteens should be thinking about abortion. They have attempted to engage children in a conversation about this hot issue. (No need to let parents...
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Queen Of Utter Filth Gets Classroom Time
These are some of Missy Elliott’s tamer lyrics. This song is entitled Ecstasy. It’s her loving tribute to the “party” drug Ecstasy. Yo I’m on FIRE!!!!! People go head and drink up Get in the club get f****d up See me you got get lucked up Someone to touch your rubber Show me some love,...
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Everwood
Amy and Ephram Somebody at Channel One loves the WB’s Everwood show on Monday nights. It has been advertised as much as any other TV show on Channel One, with the possible exception of Dawson’s Creek. It is age-inappropriate for high school students, and most certainly for middle school students. Channel One promotes this TV show to children as young...
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Missy Elliott: A Disaster For Channel One News
Obligation has been told by a reputable source that on January 19 Channel One News ran a commercial spot that featured a promotion for the raunchy Missy Elliott. This was to promote the contest that had previously only been on Channel One’s web site. (If you check Channel One’s web site for the January 19 show, you will see...
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Pop Quiz
1 What was NOT recently advertised on Channel One News? answer at bottom of page Burger King french fries have not been advertised on Channel One News since the early 90’s.
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Answers
Answers 1. Twinkies – Yes. Channel One advertised in classrooms. 2. Twix Chocolate Bars –Yes 3. Doritos – Yes 4. M&Ms – Yes 5. Burger King French Fries – No * 6. Crunch – Yes. 7. Pepsi Blue – Yes. Channel One ran an ad featuringa band known for their explicit lyrics to promote...
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No “Day-Of” Coverage Of Bush Inauguration
Channel One News has all the technical resources to provide live coverage of important events like today’s inauguration of President Bush, but they refuse to do so. The reason they refuse goes to the purpose of Channel One. The company’s purpose is NOT to timely inform students of current events. The company was NOT founded by journalists or educators. It...
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Who Gave Channel One Permission?
Channel One News asks students to vote on their favorite rock or rap songs. The top nine to twelve songs are then partially played each Thursday. No principal or superintendent would ever approve such a moronic idea. Well, Channel One didn’t ask anyone for permission. They just did it. Below are some of the songs Channel One has...
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The President Of Channel One News
Mr. Ritts, glad to have you at Obligation’s web site again. How ya been? How’s the company? Metrock, this is another one of your make-believe interviews. I don’t know why I answer these questions but I will. First, I’m fine. Never been better, and the company is doing great. You do-gooders haven’t laid a glove on us. I’m glad...
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The Stink That Won’t Wash Off
Dr. John Draper, lobbyist, failed State BOE candidate Below: Sec. of State’s record of Channel One’s money to Draper. Dr. John Draper is an education lobbyist in Alabama. He ran for the State Board of Education in 2004. He ran against the incumbent, Stephanie Bell, who opposes Channel One’s presence in Alabama schools. Draper supported a...
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Blast From The Past 2002 – Dodging A Bullet
SBOE Spares Channel One BY MICHAEL MAY November 22, 2002: On Nov. 15, the State Board of Education considered and rejected a non-binding resolution recommending that local schools stop showing Channel One, a daily news program with commercials broadcast in 1,200 Texas high schools. At the meeting, Channel One was defended by Jim Ritts, the well-coiffed CEO of Primedia, which produces...
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Payson High School
Bells ring later in new semester By Max Foster, Roundup staff reporter Friday, December 17, 2004 Students at Payson High School and Rim Country Middle School can enjoy another 30 minutes of sleep or study time when classes reconvene Jan. 3. For junior Brad Meyocks, the later start time — 8:30 a.m. rather than 8 a.m. —...
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Class Action Lawsuit?
Wednesday, January 5, 2005 Subject: Response to “Thieves of Time” Dear Jim, This is my response to “Thieves of time”. I think that Obligation should find some schools and school districts that have Channel One, and file a class action lawsuit against them for stealing class time, and violating their contract with the school. Channel One obviously...
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“They Don’t Wanna **** Wit Me”*
* Song title from Missy Elliott. Missy Elliott is a rap singer whose lyrics are filled with violence, graphic sex and an incredible amount of drug references. Her musical world is an ugly, raunchy, doped up world. This week Channel One News is promoting Ms. Elliott’s latest endeavor – a TV show on UPN. Channel One is helping...
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Thieves of Time
Obligation has just reviewed November tapes of Channel One News and have found that the show is still considerably over the limit of 12 minutes. Most shows are 30 to 40 seconds over 12 minutes which is a violation of the contracts with many schools. Many schools have contracts that state Channel One News will deliver a 12-minute...
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Tsunami
On December 20, Channel One news anchors told the students that they would not be reporting on any news stories until January 3. That is a 15-day holiday for the crack news team at Channel One. Unfortunately for Channel One’s anchors and producers, the news doesn’t take a two-week break. On Christmas Day, the earthquake occurred in the...
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State Departments of Education
ALABAMA Alabama Department of Education Gordon Persons Office Building 50 North Ripley Street P.O. Box 302102 Montgomery, AL 36130-2101 (334) 242-9700 FAX: (334) 242-9708 E-Mail: [email protected] URL: http://www.alsde.edu ALASKA Alaska Department of Education Suite 200 801 West 10th Street Juneau, AK 99801-1894 (907) 465-2800 FAX: (907) 465-4156 URL: http://www.educ.state.ak.us ARIZONA Arizona Department of Education...
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Rearranging Deck Chairs
The nine-year campaign by Obligation to raise awareness of Channel One’s exploitation of schoolchildren has paid off. We are close to victory… Channel One News is “damaged goods.” Executives, staffers and advertisers have scurried off the “good ship” Channel One News. Revenues have plunged at the company. They had to move out of their fancy Madison Avenue offices. Schools...
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Cut In Half
In 1997, Forbes magazine reported Channel One News made $70,000,000 in revenue in 1996. Earlier this year, PRIMEDIA, Channel One’s parent company, reported that Channel One News made $10,000,000 in the first quarter ending March 31, 2004. We have reported on this before, but it is important to review this stunning information as we go into 2005 to understand the...
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Today’s Herbal Essence Ad Shocks Schools
Above: Actual images from today’s (12/15/04) showing of Channel One News. Students hear “Rock your senses!” over and over. This is a play on Herbal Essence’s signature “orgasmic” theme. It may appear that the woman in today’s Herbal Essence commercial is naked, but she has a towel around her. Here Channel One News goes AGAIN allowing sex...
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Breakdown
Ken McNatt has done a content analysis of 25 episodes of Channel One News. We have included his observations along with a link to his web site for the full story. “The breakdown for the first 25 episodes can be summed up as follows: – About 12.25 minutes per episode – A little over 7.25 minutes of...
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