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Channel One News Hall of Shame: This is one of the milder movies promoted on classroom TVs.

March 13, 2017
Channel One News Hall of Shame: This is one of the milder movies promoted on classroom TVs.

Note: Today is March 13, 2017.  I am posting this article from 2011 because parents and school administrators are denied access to the list of advertisers on the controversial Channel One TV show.  By going back in time a little bit, one can get an idea of Channel One’s advertising. This is one of...
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Channel One News = Bad Santa. Schools receive little for opening doors to advertisers.

December 24, 2013
Channel One News = Bad Santa. Schools receive little for opening doors to advertisers.

  From Philadelphia Business Journal  Dec 19, 2013 School advertising equals pocket change, not a gold mine School students may see much more advertising if a new bill passes. Samantha Freda, Contributor At the start of the new year, City Council will decide whether or not to allow advertising in Philadelphia schools to generate...
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A man standing up for the integrity of public schools.

November 8, 2011
A man standing up for the integrity of public schools.

Paul Scott: Ads in Rochester schools would be a disservice to our children November 2, 2011 – Rochester (MN)Post Bulletin I was disappointed to see this newspaper support the idea of selling ad space in Rochester public schools. A proposal before the school board would allow advertising in the hallways and public spaces. Classrooms...
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Contest for PG-13 movie

March 26, 2011
Contest for PG-13 movie

  Some of the content in this Channel One News-plugged/endorsed movie: Sex & Nudity Several sex scenes throughout, involving various states of undress (including underwear), and partial nudity. A man has a foot fetish, and makes sexual advances towards a woman’s feet. A pornographic website with a profane title is mentioned. A penis is...
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The Green Hornet stings taxpayers.

March 11, 2011
The Green Hornet stings taxpayers.

Sony Pictures picked the pocket of taxpayers when they used public school time to promote the movie The Green Hornet on Channel One News. Movies are constantly being advertised on Channel One News.  Many like this one movie have troubling content.    
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Sweetwater (CA) Union H.S. District will fall for anything.

August 2, 2010
Sweetwater (CA) Union H.S. District will fall for anything.

Sweetwater opens campuses to corporate ads By Maureen Magee, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Sunday, August 1, 2010 at 12:01 a.m. South County schools will soon adorn their lunch courts, hallways and bus interiors with ads from the likes of McDonald’s, Nike and Geico under a new effort to generate money and blunt the impact of ongoing...
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Kiddie Marketers Changing Website

April 3, 2010
Kiddie Marketers Changing Website

The company that wants to cover classroom tables with advertising is evidently concerned about their public image.  After Obligation talked with one of the founders and added 4 Visual Media to Obligation’s website, the company took down their website saying it’s “under construction.”
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Joe Bonamassa Sells His Soul

February 5, 2010
Joe Bonamassa Sells His Soul

An ad for Bonamassa on Channelone.com From Jim Metrock: Joe Bonamassa is a musical artist who is using Alloy’s Channel One News to advertise himself and other musical acts in America’s classrooms.  Bonamassa understands Channel One has a captive audience that often are forced under fear of punishment by teachers to watch the TV...
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