Dear Superintendent, It’s probably been some time since you’ve taken an IQ test, but there is no need to panic. Take a deep breath and do your best. We’re going to show you two pictures. The pictures will be of television sets. Here is the first picture. Don’t worry, you can go back and look at the...
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Channel One’s parent company, PRIMEDIA, is in terrible shape. The company announced their third quarter results today and it was dismal. Last year’s third quarter showed a loss of one cent per share. This year, they lost 17 cents per share. This greatly exceeded what the experts had predicted. PRIMEDIA is one lousy company. It has never made...
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Doritos ads are back on Channel One News. Channel One News is working overtime to push this snack product on kids. Money is flowing into Channel One News from the people at Frito-Lay, makers of Doritos and a division of PepsiCo. Marketing snacks is a major part of Channel...
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By BRANDY RICHMOND Banner-Graphic Staff Writer CLOVERDALE — Rather than paring down the valedictory pool, weighted grades may actually beef up the competition, the Cloverdale School Board learned at its June meeting. Cloverdale High School Principal Patrick Bauer addressed board president Scott Barrier and members Joetta Milligan, Barbara Petro, John Whitaker and James Sharp regarding weighted grades for...
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Commercial Television in the Classroom WHEREAS, commercial vendors are increasingly marketing their products to children and young people as a means of encouraging brand loyalty early in life; WHEREAS, schools are prime targets for aggressive marketing campaigns because attendance is mandatory; WHEREAS, programs such as Channel One require students to be forced to watch...
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From Jim Metrock: One of my favorite U2 songs is called One Tree Hill. Unfortunately, this is also the name of a WB Network teen soap opera, loaded with sexual tension and teen alcohol usage, that Channel One News is currently advertising to children. The show sends an awful message to young people about alcohol. The show makes...
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Words sometimes can’t capture the utter waste of time Channel One has become. You have to see this nonsense for yourself. Check out this clip from Channel One News. It is one continuous clip. Use your watch and time the clip. Picture in your mind all the students who had to sacrifice their school time to watch this...
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In August 2001, Channel One’s parent company, PRIMEDIA, acquired EMAP USA (both of these companies think it is cool to have their names in all caps). PRIMEDIA is basically a magazine publisher and they wanted EMAP’s large collection of magazine titles. However with the purchase PRIMEDIA acquired something called the Gravity Games. This is a TV event, broadcast on...
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Jewel Kilcher (a.k.a. Jewel) is a recording artist in need of a comeback. This is where you come in – if you are a taxpayer. Get this – Jewel wants you to help foot the bill for her publicity tour. Jewel had early success in the late 90’s then two years ago disappeared from the public view....
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Channel One’s web site now offers children an easy way to buy CDs. This is a major step for Channel One News. Channel One has an arrangement with Amazon.com to drive children to Amazon’s site to make their CD purchases or DVD purchases. Channel One will receive a “kick back” or a portion of the sales price from...
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