From Jim Metrock: This is from over a decade ago, but it shows the mindset of the advertising bosses that have run Channel One News from its founding in 1989 to the present day. Journalists don’t run Channel One News – never have. Educators don’t run Channel One News – never have. Channel One...
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From 2011: Channel One devotes its January 10, 2011 show to one advertiser – the US Army. Video was removed due to complaint filed by Channel One News.
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From Jim Metrock: It didn’t take long for the new Channel One News anchor Maggie Rulli to show her lack of concern for journalistic integrity. At the start of the show she immediately introduces a Jessica Kumari promotional interview with the directors of a new Disney movie “Chimpanzee.” The movie was released on April...
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NOW I KNOW YOU’VE GOT SOME BIG GAMES COMING UP, SO DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR CAMERA. THAT MEANS YOU TOO GIRLS. WE WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU’VE GOT! AND SINCE WE’RE ALREADY ON THE FIELD LET’S SEE HOW MUCH YOU BASEBALL FANS KNOW. I’M GONNA SEND IT OVER THE FOLKS AT ABC...
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Sony Pictures picked the pocket of taxpayers when they used public school time to promote the movie The Green Hornet on Channel One News. Movies are constantly being advertised on Channel One News. Many like this one movie have troubling content.
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This is one of the webpages Channel One News devoted to plugging the new Harry Potter movie. Channel One also ran commercials for the movie on the in-classroom TV show and ran video ads on its website. They also aired “news” stories whose purpose was to pitch the movie in a more subtle...
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Alloy’s Channel One News uses up class time to promote rock and rap artists to their captive audience of schoolchildren. Here is an ad for Butterfly Boucher that comes on before the commercial break. This sends a message that this isn’t an advertisement and that Channel One News believes this is a great singer...
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Alloy’s Channel One News is all about pushing the envelope with teens and preteens. Above you see three actors from Degrassi- The Next Generation opening Channel One’s show and giving their controversial TV show a plug.
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