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Tee shirt time!

March 31, 2011

From the Feb. 28, 2011 program – This has now become a routine way that Channel One News fills time between commercials.    
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Whatever.

March 30, 2011


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1/2 of show promotes largest advertiser: US Army

March 29, 2011

Video was removed due to complaint filed by Channel One News.    Channel One News is contractually limited to have no more than 2 minutes a day of advertising, but on this day, they devote over 5 and a half minutes, of a 12-minute program, to promoting their most important advertiser — the U...
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Contest for PG-13 movie

March 26, 2011
Contest for PG-13 movie

  Some of the content in this Channel One News-plugged/endorsed movie: Sex & Nudity Several sex scenes throughout, involving various states of undress (including underwear), and partial nudity. A man has a foot fetish, and makes sexual advances towards a woman’s feet. A pornographic website with a profane title is mentioned. A penis is...
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Shama lama ding dunkidy mamma mia

March 25, 2011
Shama lama ding dunkidy mamma mia


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“Must Have Video Games” Really?

March 22, 2011
“Must Have Video Games” Really?

 
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The Green Hornet stings taxpayers.

March 11, 2011
The Green Hornet stings taxpayers.

Sony Pictures picked the pocket of taxpayers when they used public school time to promote the movie The Green Hornet on Channel One News. Movies are constantly being advertised on Channel One News.  Many like this one movie have troubling content.    
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A Beastly thing to do.

March 3, 2011
A Beastly thing to do.

From Jim Metrock: Every commercial for a movie in a public school classroom IS ugly. Above is part of the Channelone.com web advertising campaign for the new PG-13 movie Beastly.  Channel One News of course also ran promotions for the movie on their in-school TV program. The movie is inappropriate for many middle school...
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A wasted minute.

February 26, 2011


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I Am Number Four

February 19, 2011
I Am Number Four

This PG13 movie was advertised not only on Channel One’s web site, but also on the in-classroom TV show Channel One News.  Channel One allowed the main actor to open their show with a “shout out” to students. The company has had a sordid history of advertising movies that promote teen drinking and drug...
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