If you have a child in secondary school and he or she wears glasses and he or she attends a school that still shows Channel One News, then your child is probably dreading the next Channel One program. For the last several weeks, Channel One has approved and aired a hard-hitting, insensitive commercial for Acuvue contact lens. The purpose...
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Give Vanessa Carlton a Grammy for “unmitigated gall.” The students at Red Mountain High School in Mesa, Arizona thought they won a Channel One contest and the first prize was a Vanessa Carlton concert at their school. On the surface that appears to be just what happened, but it doesn’t take much brainpower to understand that this high...
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From Jim Metrock: The president and CEO of Channel One News has left the building. Jim Ritts is out. In a move that shakes the company to its core, Channel One did not offer any explanation or reason for his departure. Ritts was there at the beginning of the company in 1988. (Channel One was rolled out nationally...
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A routine reporting of a student health committee report turned into a big victory for supporters of commercial-free classrooms. The Alabama State Board of Education passed amended language to a committee report that calls for Channel One to “refrain from advertising high-sugar, high-fat, low-nutritional food and drink products, over-the-counter medicines, and movies that receive a MPAA rating for sexual, violent,...
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Actual screen shot from a middle school broadcast of Channel One News. Abortion is an explosive issue among adults. Adults have differing views on when life begins. The executives at Channel One News believe that preteens should be thinking about abortion. They have attempted to engage children in a conversation about this hot issue. (No need to let parents...
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Obligation has been told by a reputable source that on January 19 Channel One News ran a commercial spot that featured a promotion for the raunchy Missy Elliott. This was to promote the contest that had previously only been on Channel One’s web site. (If you check Channel One’s web site for the January 19 show, you will see...
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Answers 1. Twinkies – Yes. Channel One advertised in classrooms. 2. Twix Chocolate Bars –Yes 3. Doritos – Yes 4. M&Ms – Yes 5. Burger King French Fries – No * 6. Crunch – Yes. 7. Pepsi Blue – Yes. Channel One ran an ad featuringa band known for their explicit lyrics to promote...
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1 What was NOT recently advertised on Channel One News? answer at bottom of page Burger King french fries have not been advertised on Channel One News since the early 90’s.
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Channel One News has all the technical resources to provide live coverage of important events like today’s inauguration of President Bush, but they refuse to do so. The reason they refuse goes to the purpose of Channel One. The company’s purpose is NOT to timely inform students of current events. The company was NOT founded by journalists or educators. It...
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Channel One News asks students to vote on their favorite rock or rap songs. The top nine to twelve songs are then partially played each Thursday. No principal or superintendent would ever approve such a moronic idea. Well, Channel One didn’t ask anyone for permission. They just did it. Below are some of the songs Channel One has...
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