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Congratulations to Channel One News.

June 20, 2014
Congratulations to Channel One News.

From Jim Metrock: It’s June 2014 and I congratulate Channel One for winning four! Telly Awards. The article below was published on June 22, 2012., yet it is still timely.         Channel One Wins Five!! Telly Awards From Jim Metrock: When Channel One News does something right, I have to congratulate...
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Channel One News sold

May 13, 2014
Channel One News sold

  Losses too much for ZelnickMedia? How much did Houghton Mifflin Harcourt pay, if anything, for the controversial youth marketing company? Will HMHC keep Channel One’s current employees? Fourth Channel One owner in seven years. (Primedia, Alloy Media and Marketing, ZelnickMedia, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)     May 13, 2014, 10:03 a.m. EDT Houghton Mifflin...
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Absurd

May 6, 2014
Absurd

  From Jim Metrock: Do you ever read the terms of service for websites you visit?  If you are like me, you just check the box indicating you agree with the terms without actually viewing, much less, reading the terms of service. These terms of service are written in legal language that is hard...
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Strauss “Grand Theft Auto” Zelnick under the gun to turn Channel One News around.

June 18, 2013
Strauss “Grand Theft Auto” Zelnick under the gun to turn Channel One News around.

From Jim Metrock: Strauss Zelnick loves to sell violence. The video game Grand Theft Auto has been very good to Mr. Zelnick. His company ZelnickMedia owns the company that makes GTA and Red Ded Redemption depicted in the poster behind Mr. Zelnick. Mr. Zelnick is also the man calling the shots, so to speak,...
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CJ Kettler closes the doors at Genius Crowds. Channel One News next?

June 15, 2013
CJ Kettler closes the doors at Genius Crowds. Channel One News next?

    From Jim Metrock: In February Channel One removed Kent Haehl from his CEO position because he couldn’t turn the company around. Each year under his “leadership” Channel One went further into the abyss. (Mr. Haehl is now “CRO” of the company. I believe this means Chief Risk Officer . I don’t believe...
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Channel One’s twitter chat flops.

June 6, 2013
Channel One’s twitter chat flops.

My Twitter chat flopped.   From Jim Metrock: You knew it was going to be a disaster when they announced it: “We’re hosting a live Twitter chat with Maggie, Scott and Shelby on Wednesday, June 5th, at 3pm EST (12pm PST)  They’ll be talking about some of their favorite stories and experiences from this...
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Nothing darling about this waste of taxpayer money.

May 26, 2013
Nothing darling about this waste of taxpayer money.

From Jim Metrock: Channel One News regularly plays music from rock and rap bands during their classroom TV show. They shouldn’t. Helping to interest schoolchildren in new rock, pop and rap artists is not the stated purpose of Channel One News.  Channel One got into schools (disproportionately into schools in lower-income communities) by promising...
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Complete, uncensored Channel One News for March 15, 2013

May 7, 2013
Complete, uncensored Channel One News for March 15, 2013

  Guns are drawn during Channel One’s weekly Week in Rap segment. Teachers have no idea what images Channel One will thrust on schoolchildren.          
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Channel One News for March 14, 2013

May 3, 2013
Channel One News for March 14, 2013

Clearasil remains one of the few advertisers left on the controversial, in-classroom Channel One TV show.      
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Channel One News uncensored April 24, 2013

May 1, 2013
Channel One News uncensored April 24, 2013

    From Jim Metrock: I have apologized to Channel One three times since 1996 when I began researching and reporting on the youth marketing company. All of my apologies were about rather inconsequential things, but when I am wrong I want to correct the record as quickly as possible. I recently blamed Channel...
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