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From Jim Metrock

February 2, 2002

From the Daily Standard 2/1/02 "Guantanamo’s Unhappy Campers" by Matt Labash This article explains the strange habits of some of the detainees in Cuba. It documents the good treatment they have received. For example, they have so much food that snipers who always have them in their scopes see them making models of the...
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Snowboarder Dominates C1 Today

January 25, 2002

“WATCH KELLY CLARK CARVE THROUGH THE DEEP POWDER…” Good Grief! Channel One. Channel One doesn’t do hard news well, but they do “filler material” extremely well. Watch today’s show (video at channelone.com) and see the long report on a young lady who will be snowboarding in the Olympics. Channel One’s staff thought this was a fun thing for...
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Al Qaida and Taliban Detainees Need Better Treatment In Guantanamo – Human Rights Group Is Given Access To Students Via Channel One

January 24, 2002

A group called the Human Rights Watch was on Channel One today. Young people got a dose of their ACLU-like rhetoric. This group has been in the news recently saying that our government is absolutely wrong in how we are treating the Afghan detainees in Cuba. Sec. of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has said that these...
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C1: “Is Cheating Bad Or Good?”

January 23, 2002

Anyone who has followed Channel One knows it is a “value neutral” enterprise. There are no absolutes to the executives that run C1. A young person has the right to think any way they want on any issue – including cheating. Today’s article on the web site is entitled: “The Cheat Sheet – More and more students...
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Baking Cookies

January 14, 2002

Channel One execs are in the kitchen and they are whipping up a batch of strange cookies to force down the throats of unsuspecting children. Sounds gruesome, but it all in a regular day of work at Channel One. Channel One is baking “cookies” for our children. Not the kind you eat, rather the kind that...
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Middle School Students Told To See New Warner Brothers Movie

January 10, 2002

Channel One is at it again. On January 9, they advertised an upcoming movie starring Mandy Moore, a singer that has been advertised on C1 before. Moore is making the circuit promoting the film. She will be on MTV on January 17 to push the film.  Ms. Moore was a former host on MTV in 2000. The...
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Hard News? C1 Devotes Huge Part Of Program To Nebraska vs. Miami Rose Bowl Coverage

January 4, 2002

Below is a portion of today’s Channel One News script. You can read the full script at channeloneteacher.com. Channel One spends so much time on “filler” that there is little time for substance. It has been this way since its inception. Few parents understand the waste of time that goes on when Channel One’s TV show is blaring away in...
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Junk Food Assault Begins On Day One

January 3, 2002

Channel One began their 2002 broadcast year today. With all the outcry in our country over childhood obesity and the rise in childhood Type II diabetes, Channel One continued to advertise Hostess Cupcakes to its captive audience of children. The commercial today was a continuation of last year’s massive campaign by Hostess to get students...
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Channel One Launches Major Effort To Obtain Personal Information From Children

December 31, 2001

A schoolchild that has Channel One in his or her school is told to go to ChannelOne.com at least three times during the TV show. When the child arrives at Channel One’s much-promoted site, the first thing they see is a pop-up ad for the Cybiko company. The Cybiko ad cannot be avoided. Channel...
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News About Channel One June – Dec.

December 31, 2001
News About Channel One  June – Dec.

Click here for the latest news on the Channel One News Controversy. God Bless America. Video Message Click Here For News About Channel One In 2002 News About Channel One 2001 (June – Dec.) Obligation’s Channel One Main Page …… News About C1 2000 …… News About C1 Jan – May 2001  The Mandatory...
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“Casino Jack” Abramoff

December 17, 2001
“Casino Jack” Abramoff

Why is this man smiling? You would too, if you were "Casino Jack" Abramoff. He looks after the interests of casinos and Channel One. Both pay him an obscene amount of money. December 17, 2001 – "Casino Jack" Abramoff Channel One’s survival depends on federal government money – your tax money.  Without the public...
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“Smooth Criminal”?

December 10, 2001
“Smooth Criminal”?

Channel One is pouring rock and rap music into the classroom in an effort to grab the waning attention of students so they will watch the commercials. Channel One has always used music from artists known for their vulgar and violent lyrics, but the company appeared to be backing away from this practice.  That...
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Channel One Pulls Plug On Weekly Updates For Teachers

December 3, 2001

http://www.channeloneteacher.com/wkupdate/index.html The link above will take you to Channel One’s "Weekly Update" for teachers. Like most things at C1, it is an exercise in futility. Few teachers care about Channel One and fewer will take the time to go to C1’s web site. (Channel One abandoned an email program that would have given teachers...
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Channel One Launches Major Effort To Obtain Personal Information From Children

December 3, 2001

A schoolchild that has Channel One in his or her school is told to go to ChannelOne.com at least three times during the TV show. When the child arrives at Channel One’s much-promoted site, the first thing they see is a pop-up ad for the Cybiko company. The Cybiko ad cannot be avoided. Channel...
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Andrew

November 29, 2001

There are eight anchors at Channel One. These are people that schoolchildren have to watch each day because of the Channel One contract. These on-air personalities are the "face" of Channel One. They are the facade. These are the "pretend reporters". No matter how bad they are their audience is locked-in. Over the years, many...
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Seattle Deals Blow To Channel One

November 29, 2001

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134369669_schoolads22m.html
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Andrew

November 29, 2001

There are eight anchors at Channel One. These are people that schoolchildren have to watch each day because of the Channel One contract. These on-air personalities are the "face" of Channel One. They are the facade. These are the "pretend reporters". No matter how bad they are their audience is locked-in. Over the years, many...
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Sen. Tim Hutchinson Works Hard For Anti-Family Channel One

November 28, 2001

For over two years, U. S. Senator Tim Hutchinson (R-AK) has been doing the bidding of Primedia’s Channel One. Hutchinson’s staff has allowed the "pro-family" Senator to become a tool for this big money marketing company. Jim Metrock said, "When Senator Hutchinson pushes Channel One’s agenda in Congress, he is pushing the agenda of Hollywood...
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Tim Hutchinson Works Hard For Anti-Family Channel One

November 28, 2001

For over two years, U. S. Senator Tim Hutchinson (R-AK) has been doing the bidding of Primedia’s Channel One. Hutchinson’s staff has allowed the "pro-family" Senator to become a tool for this big money marketing company. Jim Metrock said, "When Senator Hutchinson pushes Channel One’s agenda in Congress, he is pushing the agenda of Hollywood...
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Channel One AWOL

November 26, 2001

Channel One bills itself as the ONLY source of news for many children.  Funny, Channel One doesn’t even believe their own words. This Thanksgiving Day weekend from Wednesday, November 21 to this morning, November 26, Channel One’s web site took a holiday. Funny, the news didn’t take a holiday, but then Channel One has little...
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C1 Crams More MTV

November 19, 2001
C1 Crams More MTV

Today, Channel One urged their captive audience of children to watch MTV tonight.  MTV has become a major partner of Channel One and few parents know this.  A former C1 anchor who now appears on MTV was back on Channel One today to pitch a show tonight about gangs. Jim Metrock said, "Being required...
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Personal Ads for Kids Gets New Name

November 18, 2001

Our complaints about Channel One’s web site having a "Personal Ads" feature have finally been heard. Indeed, Channel One has taken concrete steps to address our concerns. They changed the name of "Personal Ads" to "Meet & Greet". Same content as before. Children exchanging email addresses with complete strangers. Sample from 11/17/97: "My name...
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