From Jim Metrock: Channel One News has a long history of advertising junk food in American classrooms. The company knew their ads were contributing in a very significant way to the growing obesity crisis among young people, but they kept pitching the junk to kids. Obligation and others helped put pressure...
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Answers 1. Twinkies – Yes. Channel One advertised in classrooms. 2. Twix Chocolate Bars –Yes 3. Doritos – Yes 4. M&Ms – Yes 5. Burger King French Fries – No * 6. Crunch – Yes. 7. Pepsi Blue – Yes. Channel One ran an ad featuringa band known for their explicit lyrics to promote...
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1 What was NOT recently advertised on Channel One News? answer at bottom of page Burger King french fries have not been advertised on Channel One News since the early 90’s.
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Channel One just finished a two-part series on children getting fatter and getting Type II diabetes. Yesterday’s show had no regular commercials, just public service announcements. That makes the show a perfect one to send to school boards as an example of Channel One’s programming. It is a lie of course, but Channel One is struggling to survive...
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Yet another junk food is being pushed on schoolchildren by Channel One. The latest addition is called Snak Stix from Kellogg’s. Brandweek magazine reported on this new sugary product in May of this year: “Kellogg Pops Up Its Tarts NEW YORK — Kellogg next month will extend its Pop-Tarts brand with a new Snak-Stix version, backed...
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