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Talking about movies, it is getting dumb and dumber at Channel One News. Why is Channel One continuing to advertise movies during school time? The company is under intense scrutiny in numerous states, yet Channel One gives its many critics more ammunition by promoting movies like "Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed." Jim Metrock, president...
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Photo from www.channelone.com Money passed hands. The deal was sealed. Anne Hathaway would get an opportunity to talk directly to millions of young people while they were at their desks at school. Who is Anne Hathaway? And why would she want to appear on classroom TVs? She is an actress that has a movie coming out in April. Miramax...
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On March 1, Channel One News ran a commercial for Acuvue contact lens. Acuvue has been an advertiser on C1N for the last two years. Their commercials are not subtle. A schoolchild gets the clear message that if he or she wears glasses, then he or she is unattractive. Acuvue plays "hardball" with the...
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These still pictures are from a commercial Channel One News approved for preteens. The naked man in the tub with the two naked women is a rock star. The point of showing children these scenes is to get them interested in the video game called Sims Superstar. A child can become a rock star...
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At the official web site for Channel One News, a new poll is asking children their thoughts on the ban on gay marriages. Court Blocks Same-Sex Weddings in San Francisco Do you think that same-sex weddings will eventually resume? Yes or No Channel One News previously has had at least one other poll on...
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At the official web site for Channel One News, a new poll is asking children their thoughts on the ban on gay marriages. Court Blocks Same-Sex Weddings in San Francisco Do you think that same-sex weddings will eventually resume? Yes or No Channel One News previously has had at least one other poll on...
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If it wasn’t for bad news, there would be no news about Channel One. Channel One has always paid top dollar to hire expensive lobbyist and influence peddlers of all types to keep their product in American classrooms. They...
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Snoop Dogg On Channel One From Jim Metrock: I am close to being speechless. Unfortunately for our “friends” at Channel One News, I still have the ability to type words. I should be finishing my reporting from the NASSP convention. I will get around to that later. When I arrived back in Birmingham, I had a videocassette in my...
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Drugs – ARE DRUG GOOD OR BAD Previous | Next From: nate95002 3:14 pm To: mountainking 64 unread (3 of 4) 2938.3 in reply to 2938.1 Is marijuana so bad? You know it’s like anything else in life, it must be done in moderation. They are some long-term effects, but that is after years of chronic...
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From Jim Metrock: I have already written about the Channel One-advertised 50 First Dates, but today I saw it for myself. This movie is just filth. I see why it was originally rated R. The thugs at Channel One News ought to be utterly ashamed of themselves. Any adult that encourages children to see this vulgarity is a...
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February 27, 2004 By Nick Schneider, Staff Writer, Linton Daily Citizen (Indiana) The Bloomfield Board of School Trustees has pulled the plug on the Channel One TV Network. The action to terminate the contract with the daily television news program at the end of the current school year was taken Thursday night. Superintendent Ron Hasler pointed out that...
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Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 Notes From Orlando – Day 1 From Jim Metrock: What a wonderful and revealing day this has been. I am in Orlando as an exhibitor at the National Association of Secondary School Principals convention. My booth is very near Channel One’s booth. They don’t like that....
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Gay Marriage Story On Channel One News (February 5, 2004) From Jim Metrock: No matter what a person thinks about gay marriage, what Channel One News did on February 5 and 6 was wrong. I have talked about this story in previous articles, but to actually see the story is very depressing. Channel One News is laying it...
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Obligation reported on February 12 that Channel One’s web site was advertising Adam Sandler’s newest movie. We also reported that Channel One was sponsoring a contest with the purpose of encouraging children to see Sandler’s movie. Now, we have just seen a tape of Channel One News for the first week of February and, incredibly, Channel One actually showed...
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From the Tri-City Tribune (February 18, 2004) Article by Samantha Martin “The school board was asked to make a decision about the use of Channel One in the classroom. Channel One is a newscast program in which teenaged anchors bring present news targeted toward their peers. The program is broadcast 12 minutes per day during first period through equipment...
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PRIMEDIA has been very secretive about Channel One’s ad revenue. We are aware of only two times that the public has gotten any insight into this area. In 1997, Forbes magazine reported that Channel One News had revenue of $70,000,000 for 1996. Last week, PRIMEDIA stated that Channel One News had revenue of $15,000,000 for the 4th quarter of...
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From Jim Metrock: I am posting this from a hotel just up the street from the Broadway headquarters of Channel One News. I was in town to talk to some important people about the marketing geniuses at C1N. I dropped by their headquarters on Friday. It was about 4:30 and I didn’t have an appointment. This was...
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This is a nice looking movie poster, but it is deceptive. The movie it advertises is another (almost R-rated) PG13 movie filled with drug content and loaded with Sandler’s typical, non-stop sexual content. It was a little over a year ago when Channel One News spent SEVEN consecutive school days running specially-made commercials for Sandler’s adult cartoon Eight Crazy Nights....
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From Jim Metrock: I have asked Jim Ritts, Channel One’s CEO to discontinue their offensive and possibly dangerous message boards at channelone.com. After one day – no response. Today, the AP carried this story: In Poll, Most Oppose Gay Marriage WILL LESTER Posted on Mon, Feb. 09, 2004 Associated Press WASHINGTON – A majority of Americans...
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You may have seen this bizarre commercial on your home TV. A man’s wife says it is OK for her to overeat at dinner because she had a Subway sandwich for lunch. It is OK to be bad, if you had a Subway. The man is seen the next day washing his car in a cheerleader’s outfit. He is...
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NOTE FROM APRIL 21, 2011: This outrageous story for middle school students didn’t make any sense at the time. We only found out later when Derrick Shore left Channel One the information that Channel One knew all along: that Derrick Shore was a gay rights activist. I have since talked with former Channel One...
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