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Manchester Students Will Be Spared Watching Channel One News

February 4, 2003

Manchester Students Won’t See ‘Channel One News’ January 22, 2003 BY MATTHEW WEIGELT, Times-Union Staff Writer NORTH MANCHESTER – Junior high students won’t be watching commercials as a captive audience in school. Manchester Community Schools Acting Superintendent Kim Thurston Tuesday pulled the proposal to implement “Channel One News,” a current events news program geared to a middle school-age audience, from...
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Channel One Anchor Gives Interview

January 30, 2003
Channel One Anchor Gives Interview

Seth Doane (Channel One anchor): “…Even Channel One has done things I’ve raised a stink about.” Reporter: “For instance?” Doane:. “On the record? I’ll pass. Let’s just say you hope you can uphold basic standards and keep your job.” Mr. Doane points out one of the problems at Channel One News. He “hopes” he can...
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Another One Bites The Dust

January 29, 2003

Schools end their relationship with Channel One By JOHN CHRISTIE, Middletown Press Staff January 25, 2003 CROMWELL — Cromwell Middle School will soon lose 15 televisions, a video recorder and a satellite dish, now that the school has stopped doing business with the Channel One Network. Middle School Principal H. B. Dumeer said the...
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World Health Organization Mentions Channel One’s Role In Obesity Crisis

January 29, 2003

War is breaking out over junk food and sugary drinks. The World Health Organisation says they are making children obese, and governments should clamp down on them. The hugely powerful multinationals involved say that’s rubbish. Sarah Boseley investigates Thursday January 9, 2003 The Guardian There was a time when children drank water or milk. That has gone...
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Channel One’s Latest Horror PSA Brings Gun Violence Into Classrooms

November 3, 2002
Channel One’s Latest Horror PSA Brings Gun Violence Into Classrooms

More mayhem on Channel One. Children witness a friend shooting his friend in the head (or possibly the chest – film ends with gun flash) while they sit smoking marijuana. The intended message from the ONDCP (Office for National Drug Control Policy) is “you can’t think straight when you smoke pot.” No one can argue with that obvious...
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Boy Unbuttons Girl’s Blouse On Channel One’s TV Screen

October 23, 2002
Boy Unbuttons Girl’s Blouse On Channel One’s TV Screen

From Jim Metrock: The Federal government runs a lot of public service announcements (PSAs) on Channel One News. These PSAs keep Channel One’s viable. Many of these PSAs send the wrong message about drugs. Some tell young people that they can hang around drug users as long as they themselves don’t do drugs. That is a dangerous message...
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Texas Editorial

September 26, 2002
Texas Editorial

  Costs of Channel One By David Bloom The Baytown Sun Published September 15, 2002 Channel One trade ad in Advertising Age: “We have the UNDIVIDED ATTENTION of millions of teenagers for 12 minutes a day. 8.1 million teenagers in classrooms nationwide … And since they’re not channel surfing, talking on the phone or...
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Channel One Plans Entire Week of 9-11 Reports

September 9, 2002

Channel One is serving up a week of 9-11 stories for kids. Each day will contain 9-11 anniversary reports. This is one of the big problem with Channel One: the same newscast is broadcast to high school seniors as well as children just out of elementary school. From today’s Channel One script: (DERRICK ON CAM) THIS WEEK WE’LL...
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More On Major Campaign To Get Kids To Buy Cell Phones

August 31, 2002

It started last year and continues into this current school year. Channel One executives knew the decision would meet with resistance from school officials, but there was too much money involved, so caution was thrown to the wind. Cingular Wireless has been given unprecedented run of the Channel One News show. Not only are their controversial ads promoting...
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Channel One Fat Cats Make Big Money Pushing Sleaze On Kids

August 22, 2002

Channel One won’t be cranking up their movie ads until September or October of this current school year. Right now, Channel One is running public service announcements because not all schools are in session yet. Here is the last Channel One movie ad from May of this year. It is a typical filthy movie that has made Channel...
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