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2 minutes is still too much time to waste with Channel One News

November 12, 2012
2 minutes is still too much time to waste with Channel One News

Shepherd Hill Regional High School in Dudley, Massachusetts allows 2 minutes for the 12-minute Channel One News. This is just another example of how Channel One’s contract with schools has become a sham, unenforceable contract.   
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Because NH state education officials stood up to Channel One News in 1989,

November 10, 2012
Because NH state education officials stood up to Channel One News in 1989,

 NH students have had more time to learn. In 2011, only 9 out of 494 state schools had a contract with Channel One. 
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Channel One News is now Movie Central

November 8, 2012
Channel One News is now Movie Central

Teachers and school boards are increasingly disappointed with Channel One’s hyper-commercial content. In 2012 Channel One News continues to lose schools. Once they had over 8 million secondary school students in their captive audience. Now they have under 5 million. That means that ad revenue is shrinking for this youth marketing firm. In response...
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Mysterious faces pop up on Channel One News.

November 4, 2012
Mysterious faces pop up on Channel One News.

New faces are appearing on Channel One News. They have not been introduced to students in any way. They are probably interns, but could be auditioning to replace current anchors.  Anchors that may be leaving by the end of the year could be Shelby Holliday and Scott Evans.     
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Channel One finds new ways to cram movie ads into classroom TV show.

November 3, 2012
Channel One finds new ways to cram movie ads into classroom TV show.

  October 29, 2012 – DreamWorks Animation stole just a little bit of school time and taxpayer money today when they paid Channel One News to sponsor a segment of their classroom TV show. Does DreamWorks really need their movie marketing to be subsidized by taxpayers?  
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You knew this would happen sooner or later on Channel One News.

November 2, 2012
You knew this would happen sooner or later on Channel One News.

  From Jim Metrock: For anyone who doubts that Channel One News has become a hyper-commercialism mess, I offer up for your consideration the interesting situation that occurred on October 31, 2012 (and many other days too). Going into the first commercial break, Channel One aired their Hear It Now segment that promotes a...
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Always hyperactive Maggie Rulli gives embarrassing, bizarre intro to deadly storm story.

October 31, 2012
Always hyperactive Maggie Rulli gives embarrassing, bizarre intro to deadly storm story.

Storm had already caused a dozen deaths in U.S. when Channel One anchor Maggie Rulli gives bizarre intro to Sandy report.  From Jim Metrock: The young people who read the news on Channel One News don’t have a lot of experience in legitimate journalism. They all have their personal mannerisms and quirks. Maggie Rulli...
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Oh no, Lil Wayne on Channel One’s website.

October 30, 2012
Oh no, Lil Wayne on Channel One’s website.

    It’s not enough for Channel One News to give vile rapper Lil Wayne unprecedented access to millions of schoolchildren as they sit at their classroom desks. No, our reckless friends at Channel One just added Lil Wayne to their their website channelone.com. Putting Lil Wayne content on channelone.com assures that elementary school...
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Students, Channel One News executives would like you to see a movie commercial the very first thing this morning. Please put down your books. I don’t know what movie they have chosen to advertise, but I am sure it will be a good one.

October 29, 2012
Students, Channel One News executives would like you to see a movie commercial the very first thing this morning. Please put down your books. I don’t know what movie they have chosen to advertise, but I am sure it will be a good one.

    The countdown isn’t the beginning of the show. The show began with the first images of this commercial. The countdown leads to a Channel One News on-air personality welcoming the captive audience to Channel One’s show. After this greeting there is even more precious school time wasted as an animated video promoting...
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Lil Wayne Day on Channel One News

October 26, 2012
Lil Wayne Day on Channel One News

    From Jim Metrock: Sorry, but this will be a very offensive article. Channel One News has once again done a very idiotic thing. On October 25, 2012, Channel One News ran a major story on the vile rapper Lil Wayne. If you were a child watching Channel One News that day you...
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