Duluth High School From: Jim Metrock: I was in Atlanta on other business today and decided during my free time to call on schools in and around Duluth. Channel One Network has a major office in Duluth (Greater Atlanta).You would think Channel One would have all the schools in the area sewn up. I was, however, expecting to find the...
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From Jim Metrock: After ten years of reporting on the content on Channel One, I shouldn’t be shocked by anything they do. But I was today. This morning I received an email from a parent in Virginia. His 12-year-old daughter told him that she would rather read in the hallway rather than sit in her classroom and...
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See the lineup at: http://www.channelonenetwork.com/corporate/bios/advisory_board/ From Jim Metrock: A few weeks ago, Channel One News announced the members of their “Advisory Board.” If you click on the link above you will come to the bios of each board member. They have several things in common. All the board members are teachers. Although some of them may be parents,...
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Picture taken from the actual commercial Channel One aired in classrooms. Looks like regular paper. From Jim Metrock: Channel One News is now advertising the FLY Pentop Computer by LeapFrog. The ads are aimed at the very youngest in C1N’s captive audience (5th through 8th grade students). LeapFrog has struggled over the last few years....
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Who made the decision to air this in schools? From Jim Metrock: Before we go to the latest video, let’s give a go over a little history. Over and over again, year in and year out, I have witnessed Channel One News sending truly awful, irresponsible messages to young people about underage drinking. The message they send to their...
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Screen shot from Channel One News. This is not a commercial children would see at home. Movie studios are depending more and more on DVD sales to make a movie profitable. Tim Burton’s stop-action animated film Corpse Bride did well on its opening weekend back in September 2005 pulling in $20 million for a second place finish (Flight...
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Ralph Reed has been a paid consultant for Channel One since 1999. Texas district attorney cites 2-year statute of limitations No probe in Reed lobbying efforts By Jim Galloway COX NEWS SERVICE Monday, March 27, 2006 A Texas prosecutor on Monday announced he would not pursue misdemeanor criminal charges against Ralph Reed, a Republican candidate...
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Screen shot from Channel One News. It’s a full-scale advertising assault on school kids. Channel One News is pushing another sugared gum on its show. Wrigley’s needs more children to take up the chewing gum habit. That is why they are advertising on Channel One. The sugar in a stick of gum (2 grams) is not...
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This picture is a composite of Ms. Harris speaking about “healthy messages” at the NGA meeting and a screen shot of a Juicy Fruit commercial that ran on C1N shortly after that meeting. We added the words that seem like something she would say. Days after Judy Harris, Channel One’s CEO and president, appeared before...
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