Drinking And Drug Advice Is Outrageous January 12, 2001 America’s schoolchildren are being inundated with ads for About.com. About.com is a company that owns several pornographic sites and will be merging with Channel One’s parent company, PRIMEDIA, Inc. at the end of February or the beginning of...
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Eat More Twinkies, Kids. February 6, 2001 On January 26, 2001, upwards to 8 million schoolchildren were compelled to watch a commercial urging them to eat more Hostess Twinkies. Channel One has been bringing Hostess into America’s classrooms since the spring of 2000. Jim Metrock said, “When you think about it, Channel One is a...
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From Jim Metrock: Do you want to be a part of a youth marketing company whose purpose is to bring advertising into public schools? Well, here’s your chance to be a part of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s controversial Channel One News show. When Channel One says, “We are a small and tight knit group,”...
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From Jim Metrock: Keith Kocinski knows that show biz requires you to keep on smiling no matter what. Mr. Kocinski is one of the remaining “reporters” at the struggling Channel One News youth marketing firm owned currently by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Mr. Kosinski recently filmed an “Ask an Anchor” video which showed him answering questions from...
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June 14, 2015: In 1998 Channel One hired Dr. Paul Folkemer, a middle school principal from New Jersey. Folkemer’s job was to undermine efforts of parents and educators who were seeking the removal of Channel One’s advertising from classrooms. Ask Dr. Folkemer November 28, 1999 Channel One – Peddlers of Despair Channel One,...
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December 5, 1999 Channel One’s Mixed Grade By CONSTANCE L. HAYS It has been 10 years since Channel One burst into classrooms across the country with its made-for-adolescents mix of current-events programming and Madison Avenue commercials. With its school-board-friendly business model, it has built a captive audience of eight million schoolchildren, and...
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From Jim Metrock: I am happy for Scott Evans. After four years of being an on-air personality for Houghton Mifflin’s controversial Channel One show, he announced his departure on May 29. He has been one of the more likable people on Channel One. He’s even more likable now, now that he has...
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Hey, kids, “A married woman is a player’s dream.” Channel One News gives kids tips from a raunchy movie. Check out Channel One’s own words: https://obligation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/c1-movie-review-How-to-be-a-player-1997.pdf Channel One Criticized for R-Rated Movie Reviews August 15, 1997 (Birmingham, AL) The companion website for the controversial in-school TV show Channel One has generated controversy of its own. The...
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Fresh Faces November 26, 1998 January 26, 1998 – Channel One Ceases Their Dangerous “Fresh Faces” Section Within the past two months, Channel One has listened to our our pleas and has ditched their dangerous “Fresh Faces” feature. This was another one of Channel One’s self-promotions that allowed children to put their pictures...
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