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How Channel One News helped create the youth obesity crisis.

January 6, 2012
How Channel One News helped create the youth obesity crisis.


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Parent-Friendly Channel One News for September 14, 1998

January 5, 2012
Parent-Friendly Channel One News for September 14, 1998

 
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Q&a: Southern Baptist resolution

January 5, 2012
Q&a: Southern Baptist resolution

          Q:  Did the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest U.S. Protestant denomination, really pass a resolution denouncing Channel One News?    A:    It’s true and the unanimous 1999 resolution had a devastating effect on the controversial youth marketing company.  The resolution which received national attention helped cause Channel One...
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Complete, unedited Channel One News for April 2, 2008

January 4, 2012
Complete, unedited Channel One News for April 2, 2008


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Complete, unedited Channel One News for March 26, 2008

January 3, 2012
Complete, unedited Channel One News for March 26, 2008


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Channel One’s deceptive arcade

January 3, 2012
Channel One’s deceptive arcade

From Jim Metrock: The website for Channel One News has always been one of the uglier parts of this controversial youth marketing company. The adults running the site act as if their young visitors are merely a source of revenue. There is little protection for young people who venture on the site.  Channel One’s...
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Complete, unedited Channel One News for April 1, 2008

January 2, 2012
Complete, unedited Channel One News for April 1, 2008


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Complete, unedited Channel One News for March 25, 2008

January 1, 2012
Complete, unedited Channel One News for March 25, 2008


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Channel One News advertises $300+ video game and system

December 23, 2011
Channel One News advertises $300+ video game and system

You’re mean ones, Mr. and Ms. Grinch!   From Jim Metrock: When children click on Channel One’s front page “Holiday Guide” they are taken to a page that instantly fills with a video ad for Disneyland Adventures video game. The ad fills the center of the screen even though the child has not clicked...
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Advertising Tintin in classrooms is Dumbdumb

December 18, 2011
Advertising Tintin in classrooms is Dumbdumb

Precious seconds of school time are lost as Channel One News begins its December 12, 2011 “current events” show with a countdown promoting the new movie Tintin. Columbia Pictures paid good money to Channel One to tease students with their new Steven Spielberg movie coming out December 21.  We are sure that students are...
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