Date Audience Schools Classrooms Documentation 1998 “more than 12,000” 1999 “more than 8 million” “more than 12,000” “440,000” 1999 “8.1 million teenagers” 2000 “over 8 million” “12,000” “400,000” 2002 “nearly 8 million teens” “over 350,000” 2003 “nearly 8 million” “nearly 12,000” July 2005 “over 7.7 million” “over 350,000” Dec. 20, 2005 “more than...
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In a recent web article, Channel One’s CEO Judy Harris responded to questions about Channel One’s long history of advertising junk food and soft drinks to students. She said junk food ads that Channel One continues to run are “balanced out” by feature stories about healthy eating and living. From the Parents Action web article: “Last year...
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From Jim Metrock: Those familiar with Channel One News know their strange practice of allowing actors and musicians to become official news anchors on their in-school TV show. It becomes stranger when Channel One’s news department violates its own published news standards and lets these guest anchors plug their latest TV show, movie, CD or whatever they need help...
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Screen shot of today’s commercial shown in middle and high schools. It’s getting near Christmas and toy and game commercials are filling up Channel One’s’ ad spots. Companies like Nintendo like the captive audience that Channel One claims it can deliver. On today’s show, students watched a commercial that offers them a “free” video game if...
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Student’s parents may sue over fainting incident By Amanda Falcone, Record-Journal staff WALLINGFORD — The parents of a Moran Middle School student are threatening to sue the Board of Education, claiming she fainted and hit her head after her teacher made her stand in a hot classroom in September. Taylor Nardi, 11, was watching News Channel One...
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Above: A scene from the movie Channel One advertised to middle school students. This is Angel. He has just taken off his wig. Angel is a drag queen, cross-dresser, transvestite (take your pick) and has a prominent role in Rent. Channel One News believes that this is appropriate content for middle school kids. Obligation doesn’t. In the movie, Angel...
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Lawrence County (AL) Board of Education Code of Conduct for school employees. It may be because Channel One doesn’t have any educators on its staff. It may be because they never replaced Paul Folkermer as their one-time “Education VP.” (That was more window dressing than anything.) Or it may be because Channel One has never respected teachers. Anyway,...
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Added December 5, 2005 – Obligation has received several emails from PRIMEDIA, Channel One’s parent company, protesting our articles that state Channel One has “sold” news anchor positions to advertisers. The important parts of their correspondence are copied below. George Clooney was not a guest news anchor and was simply a guest plugging a movie. It is apparent now that...
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From Jim Metrock: On Monday, Primedia, the parent company of Channel One News, announce that it is considering splitting the company into two separate companies. One would contain the companies that have a bright future and solid earnings potential and the other would have the problem companies like Channel One News. Also, it was announced that CEO Kelly...
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Madonna is using taxpayers again to help Maverick, her record and movie company. Schoolchildren watched what appeared to be a public service announcement. It was a PSA but it included a shameless plug for a new Maverick movie co-produced by Madonna – the original “Material Girl.” Maverick is Madonna’s own record label and movie production company. It is a...
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