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Channel One News Kicks Off August 11

August 1, 2003

From Jim Metrock: As this school year starts, there is more opposition to Channel One News than ever before. The company is paying the price for years of insensitivity to its captive audience of students. Expect more ads for profanity-filled, sexually-charged, ultra-violent, drug and alcohol drenched movies from our friends at Channel One News.  These Channel One...
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27% of Channel One Commercials Are For Junk Food

September 10, 2002

Channel One has been running, on average, one junk food commercial a day for the last five years. That is one of the findings in a study Obligation, Inc. has just completed. 100 Channel One shows were reviewed from the 1997-98 school year to 2001-02. No shows from this school year were included. A separate study of...
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Junk Food Ads Have Made Channel One Fat With Profits

July 12, 2002
Junk Food Ads Have Made Channel One Fat With Profits

Since 1996, when Obligation began monitoring the show, Channel One has advertised high-sugar, high-fat, high-caffeine junk food and drink to schoolchildren. Channel One has run contests that dangle $2 million in front of children to get them to eat more M&Ms. Candy bars, cupcakes, Twinkies and assorted junk food have been regular advertisers on Channel One over the...
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Eat More Twinkies, Kids.

February 6, 2001
Eat More Twinkies, Kids.

  On January 26, 2001, upwards to 8 million schoolchildren were compelled to watch a commercial urging them to eat more Hostess Twinkies. Channel One has been bringing Hostess into America’s classrooms since the spring of 2000. Jim Metrock said, “When you think about it, Channel One is a mean company. The are mean with their smash-mouth...
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