Kraft Foods capping portion sizes amid increasing obesity, lawsuits By Deborah Cohen Reuters Posted July 1 2003 CHICAGO – “Kraft Foods Inc., the biggest U.S. maker of processed foods, on Tuesday said it would cap portion sizes, eliminate marketing in schools and reformulate some products as the food industry faces increasing legal blame for obesity and...
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CHESTER CANCELS CHANNEL ONE SHOW BY CHRISTI MATHIS FOR THE SOUTHERN CHESTER — For the first time in more than a decade students at Chester high school won’t be watching a current events news program during their school day. Channel One, a program that features stories on breaking news and...
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“We’re definitely not unified on the whole Channel One thing,” said Elsa Plant, library media assistant at McKay High School. http://news.statesmanjournal.com/article.cfm?i=62740
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2003 News About Channel One News (January – May) 2003 News About Channel One News (June – December)) National Case Study: Pizitz Middle School (Birmingham, AL) Main Page for Channel One Information (New) Obligation’s Archive of Articles Concerning Channel One News Document Center Video Page Search More Rejects Become Anchors………No News, Good News………Jeff Gordon,...
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"The Company anticipates that a capital investment will be required after 2003 to continue the current business operations and to maintain profit margins at Channel One. PRIMEDIA expects spending would begin in 2004 and extend over a three-year period. However, management is pursuing alternative solutions which would decrease the required capital investment of the...
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Want to travel the world and bring what you see back to school classrooms? We’ve got the lowdown on the new anchor showdown. Channel One News is looking to hire new anchors immediately to: Work in our Los Angeles studio Interview story characters and experts Report stories from all over the U.S. and foreign countries Stay...
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Above are Chris Gaylor, Nick Wheeler, Mike Kennerty, and Tyson Ritter – members of the All-American Rejects. These are the four newest Rejects who have anchored Channel One News. They join Gotham Chopra, Alexandra Panther, Seth Doane, Derrick Shore, Errol Barnett, Krystal Greene, Andrew Yani and Janet Choi. ——————————————————————————————- There was no news on...
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This article is from Ken McNatt, a high school student in Pennsylvania, who has done important research on Channel One over the last four years. The use of "guest hosts" or "guest anchors" has allowed Channel One to greatly expand their commercial content and increase ad revenue. These guest anchors pitch their movies and...
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Most children who are compelled to watch Channel One know Jeff Gordon from his Pepsi commercials on the show. Now NASCAR needs help in getting younger viewers to watch their car racing on the FOX network. NASCAR is big in Alabama and other parts of the country but the West Coast isn’t falling in...
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An Oregon parent is using a lawsuit to bring common sense to his school system. Gary Boyes is challenging his school district’s waste of resources that results from having a contract with Channel One. Commercial Alert has information on this lawsuit. Here is an editorial in today’s Salem (OR) Statesman Journal. The writers understand...
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When Channel One News agreed to use its in-school TV service to promote Maverick Records’ recording artists, the Channel One knew they would be pushing parents to their breaking point. Maverick Records is Madonna’s own recording company. Many artist are given their own "recording company" but they have little to no control over the...
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There appears to be no one left at Channel One with any common sense. Here’s an idea that should have been rejected the moment Gatorade suggested it. Channel One News is urging teachers to incorporate Gatorade marketing material into their curriculum. The mind reels at this stupidity. This is the work of Kent Haehl,...
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