Does your school still have Channel One News?
Learn how to unplug

Posts Tagged ‘ channel one news ’

Channel One Hall of Shame: Fake reporters used to sell products (May 2006)

May 24, 2011
Channel One Hall of Shame: Fake reporters used to sell products (May 2006)

May 24, 2011 –  From Jim Metrock: Channel One News has tried many ways to confuse students.  They have mixed advertising with news and feature stories, they have allowed advertisers to “sponsor” segments of the show and as we see below the allow advertisers to make their commercials look like a real news story....
Read More »

From the archives: Changing the Channel (New Republic 1999)

May 22, 2011
From the archives: Changing the Channel (New Republic 1999)

Click on image for article.
Read More »

From the archives: We bought their undivided attention (1999)

May 18, 2011
From the archives: We bought their undivided attention (1999)

This ad appeared several times in Advertising Age. This is how Channel One News thinks about students. They are just a set of eyeballs that are to be sold to the highest bidders. Click on picture for full ad.   https://obligation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/c1undividedattention.pdf
Read More »

From the archives: Keynote speech to Council of Urban Boards of Education (2003)

May 17, 2011

May 22, 2011From Jim Metrock:  When corporations give to public schools there should be absolutely no strings attached. I hope you take the time to read this to better understand the problem with companies that use various means to plunder our local schools.   Keynote Speech To Council Of Urban Boards Of Education July...
Read More »

Channel One News makes rules so they can break them.

May 16, 2011
Channel One News makes rules so they can break them.

  Above: Channel One’s banner ad for Kotex products. (Screen shot May 8, 2011) Below: Channel One’s promises included in every signed contract with U.S. schools.    
Read More »

Channel One Hall of Shame: Admitting to advertorials

May 13, 2011
Channel One Hall of Shame: Admitting to advertorials

From Jim Metrock: This was from February 2006. Channel One’s president Judy Harris was on a panel talking to governors. She wanted the governors to know that Channel One routinely combines news and feature stories with advertising. If companies that were trying to sell products to kids could benefit from Channel One’s unethical blurring...
Read More »

4 commercials on Channel One News

May 11, 2011


Read More »

How clever: Working TV shows ads into Pop Quizzes

May 9, 2011

NOW I KNOW YOU’VE GOT SOME BIG GAMES COMING UP, SO DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR CAMERA. THAT MEANS YOU TOO GIRLS. WE WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU’VE GOT! AND SINCE WE’RE ALREADY ON THE FIELD LET’S SEE HOW MUCH YOU BASEBALL FANS KNOW. I’M GONNA SEND IT OVER THE FOLKS AT ABC...
Read More »

Channel One News introduces preteens to Candie’s

May 8, 2011
Channel One News introduces preteens to Candie’s

  From Jim Metrock: If you haven’t been shocked by a Candie’s ad before, then you are one tough cookie. Candie’s sells shoes, sunglasses, perfume, handbags and other products aimed at young women and girls. They are famous for their outrageous advertising. Here is a blog that has two of their ads. Be warned....
Read More »

Children, today’s test will be about Kung Fu Panda 2. You better have paid attention.

May 6, 2011
Children, today’s test will be about Kung Fu Panda 2. You better have paid attention.

We are not able to show you the Kung Fu Panda 2 commercial that is playing on Channel One News, because Channel One cuts out their two daily blocks of commercials from their web rebroadcast.  We do have a screen shot of their new contest to get kids interested in the movie. When a...
Read More »