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Complete, unedited Channel One News for February 1, 2005

August 1, 2012
Complete, unedited Channel One News for February 1, 2005

Channel One News prevents parents from seeing the commercials they send to American classrooms. They remove commercials from their playback for parents on Channelone.com. Obligation provides parents and the public with the full Channel One shows that students were forced to watch while they sit at their desks.          
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Channel One News Hall of Shame: “throughout the universe in perpetuity” (2005)

July 24, 2012
Channel One News Hall of Shame: “throughout the universe in perpetuity” (2005)

Originally published March 17, 2005. Kids don’t mess with Channel One’s attorneys. In 2012, the practice of using small print and large amounts of legal mumbo jumbo to confuse young people continues at Channel One News. Before we explain the strange language above, how about a little quiz? Watch this video clip from the end...
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As advertised on Channel One News: Cingular (March 24, 2003)

July 17, 2012
As advertised on Channel One News: Cingular (March 24, 2003)

Channel One News has pitched a wide variety of wireless and cell phone ads to its captive audience.
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Complete, unedited Channel One News for November 28, 2006

July 2, 2012
Complete, unedited Channel One News for November 28, 2006

This is the full show that students were compelled to watch under force of Channel One’s onerous contract. Contract: Channel One loans a school TV equipment as long as the school shows the youth marketing firm’s TV show called Channel One News AT LEAST 90% of school days. (That’s over one instructional week of...
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Complete, unedited Channel One News for November 1, 2004

June 28, 2012
Complete, unedited Channel One News for November 1, 2004

Channel One News prevents parents and the public from seeing what is advertised to students by removing commercials from their web rebroadcast. This is an outrageous practice that indicates how uncomfortable Channel One is with their advertising. This video is the complete Channel One program. It has not been edited by Channel One to...
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Complete, unedited Channel One News for November 2, 2004

June 19, 2012
Complete, unedited Channel One News for November 2, 2004

Channel One News does not allow parents to see the full show that is shown to schoolchildren.  Channel One removes commercials from its web rebroadcast meant for parental viewing. Here is another complete Channel One News program.       
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Kids Have No Chance Against Channel One’s Attorneys

March 17, 2005
Kids Have No Chance Against Channel One’s Attorneys

Before we explain the strange language above, how about a little quiz? Watch this video clip from the end of a Channel One show. The questions will pertain to what you read on the video clip. It will play at the actual speed students saw it in their classrooms. Obligation didn’t speed it up, honest. You can watch...
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An Abortion Quiz For 11-Year-Olds

February 5, 2005
An Abortion Quiz For 11-Year-Olds

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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More “Ads In The News” For New School Year

August 14, 2002

Not content with two minutes for commercials, Channel One started putting advertising messages into the “news” portion of Channel One News. The practice continues. Cingular Wireless not only runs regular thirty-second ads on Channel One, but they also sponsor the “Question of the Day” which is in itself an ad for Channel One’s web site channelone.com. Students who...
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