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As advertised on Channel One News: Cingular (March 24, 2003)

July 17, 2012
As advertised on Channel One News: Cingular (March 24, 2003)

Channel One News has pitched a wide variety of wireless and cell phone ads to its captive audience.
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OMG! Channel One News is selling kids Blackberry cell phones.

February 20, 2012
OMG! Channel One News is selling kids Blackberry cell phones.


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More Deceptive Advertising By Channel One

April 26, 2010
More Deceptive Advertising By Channel One

Advertising to kids is unfair to begin with.  Advertisers know how to manipulate kids just like they do older people. Advertising to kids becomes much worse when the ads are deceptive.  When ads don’t tell young people what they are about or when they look like public service announcements or when they look like...
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More On Major Campaign To Get Kids To Buy Cell Phones

August 31, 2002

It started last year and continues into this current school year. Channel One executives knew the decision would meet with resistance from school officials, but there was too much money involved, so caution was thrown to the wind. Cingular Wireless has been given unprecedented run of the Channel One News show. Not only are their controversial ads promoting...
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