By Abby Graham-Pardus TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, August 10, 2003 Susan Linn knows children’s television. She began her career in children’s entertainment, where her work included several appearances with her puppets working on “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” with the late Fred Rogers. ” I’ve always had a really strong interest to use media to promote the health and well-being of children,”...
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Excerpts from Advertising Age magazine March 14, 2005 Channel One hits bump, losing ads and top exec In-school TV network often targeted by critics hurt as Kellogg, Kraft shy away due to kid obesity debate By Claire Atkinson Its equipment is badly in need of an upgrade, advertisers are fleeing, critics are declaring they want to put it...
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NYU Honors Obligation and Commercial Alert for Work Against Commercialism in Schools Arianna Huffington presented Gary Ruskin of Commercial Alert and Pat Ellis and Jim Metrock of Obligation with an award to honor their efforts against companies like ChannelOne and ZapMe!. Ralph Nader was also honored and he also spoke against Channel One’s commercial exploitation of schoolchildren.
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