From Jim Metrock: Channel One News has a long history of normalizing teen alcohol use. I’m posting this 2011 article to remind parents and educators why Channel One News is so controversial. From Channel One’s official scripts for April 7 and 8, 2011 (Our highlights in RED and our comments in BLUE): On April 7, 2011,...
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Drinking And Drug Advice Is Outrageous January 12, 2001 America’s schoolchildren are being inundated with ads for About.com. About.com is a company that owns several pornographic sites and will be merging with Channel One’s parent company, PRIMEDIA, Inc. at the end of February or the beginning of...
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Another outrageous movie advertised on Channel One News. Warning: Offensive content below. Parents Guide for The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) The content of this page was created directly by users and has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Sex & Nudity Sex is a big part of the story here....
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Many of stories on Channel One News tend to normalize teen drinking. This “top story of the day” sends confusing messages to young middle school students who are Channel One’s most loyal audience.
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From Channel One’s official scripts for April 7 and 8, 2011 (Our highlights in RED and our comments in BLUE): On April 7, 2011, Channel One News aired this irresponsible report on “binge” drinking: ‘DO YOU SEE GREAT RISK IN DRINKING 5 OR MORE ALCOHOLIC DRINKS A DAY?’ THAT’S THE QUESTION TEENS WERE ASKED...
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From Jim Metrock: On Friday, November 5, schoolchildren forced to watch Channel One News saw their second “special” news anchor for the week. Jeremy Sumpter co-hosted the entire Channel One broadcast for middle and high school students. Sumpter is a TV actor for a struggling CBS show called Clubhouse. (On Monday, UPN paid to have an actress from their...
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From Jim Metrock: When I was told that Stealing Harvard was advertised on Channel One, I had doubts. It was too filthy and didn’t Channel One understand they are in big trouble pushing sleaze on Texas schoolchildren? I keep on overestimating the intelligence and responsibility of Channel One executives. Last night I received tapes of Channel One from...
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