Channel One News in public schools still costs taxpayers $1.8 billion annually. An Analysis of Channel One in Secondary Classrooms The purpose of this study was to update a 1998 study by Sawicky and Molnar (1998) that tabulated what the researchers defined as a “hidden cost” of commercialism in public schools. Specifically, the...
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From Jim Metrock: Channel One’s Executive Producer published this video in 2010. Even though it was made available to the public, I didn’t discover it until recently. The video is below. At first it appears to be nothing more than a funny, tongue in cheek video made by fellow Channel One News employees to...
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Many secondary schools under contract to show Channel One News to their students don’t honor the contract. For years Obligation has documented numerous ways schools violate the viewing terms of Channel One’s contract. [ex. MS, AL and TX, GA and TX, FL, NE, WY, IA and the notorious Pizitz Letters – Channel One admits their viewing...
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2nd Nominee for our Wastin’ Time and Tax Dollars Award From Jim Metrock: Obligation, Inc. has instituted an award that will “honor” public schools that show Channel One News and its commercials during the school day. The award is called the Wastin’ Time & Tax Dollars Award. Obligation will nominate public middle schools and...
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