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Explicit content musician plugged on Channel One News

January 21, 2011
Explicit content musician plugged on Channel  One News

RJD2 He was born Ramble John Krohn aka RJD2. This hip-hop artist and producer likes publicity stills with blood on his face. From Jim Metrock:  Let’s take this one step at a time. 1 Here’s a CD by RJD2 called “The Colossus.” Although it does not have a parental warning on its cover it...
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Channelone.com’s hyper-commercialism.

September 17, 2010
Channelone.com’s hyper-commercialism.

    This is just a small section of a page from Channelone.com’s site.  Above “Channel One News” There is a Staples banner ad. To the right of logo is another ad for Staples. Below is one of Christa Fletcher’s phony “news story” about a British band named Deluka which is nothing but a...
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Channel One starts out dirty.

August 13, 2010
Channel One starts out dirty.

This sleazy movie gets prominent exposure at the top of Channel One News’ home page. Channel One News is encouraging kids to see the filthy, hard-PG13 movie Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. Once again, freelance writer and Channel One movie “reviewer” Christa Fletcher is talking straight to middle schoolers as if she is their...
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Christa Fletcher is talking to your kids, and that’s not a good thing.

August 6, 2010
Christa Fletcher is talking to your kids, and that’s not a good thing.

From 1998. From Jim Metrock: You read right.  Before Obligation made them stop this practice in 1999, the kiddie marketers at Channel One News were reviewing and promoting R-rated movies on their official kids’ website.   Channel One’s “disclaimer pertaining to media reviewed on the site (channelone.com)” Many of the movies they reviewed for children...
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Skiing Presented By Secret

February 25, 2010
Skiing Presented By Secret

This  is a screen grab from an article on Channel One’s website today.  The Winter Olympics are currently going on and this type of article is typical of how Channel One News mixes news with ads so as to confuse young readers.  In Channel One’s world there is no problem having an advertiser sponsor...
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