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There is no Channel One Advisory Board.

August 4, 2013
There is no Channel One Advisory Board.

 There hasn’t been one for six years, even though Channel One said there was.     From Jim Metrock: Since April 2006, Channel One has told the public they had in place an all-teacher Advisory Board helping the company better serve American schools. The ten members were all outstanding teachers from around the country....
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“Who are your sponsors?”

July 19, 2013
“Who are your sponsors?”

  From Jim Metrock: Who are the advertisers on Channel One News?  Parents want to know, educators and school administrators want to know.Taxpayers of course want to know what companies are using taxpayer-funded school time to sell to students. In short the public wants to know. The public has always wanted to know, but...
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C. J.’s Privacy Policy

July 17, 2013
C. J.’s Privacy Policy

  From Jim Metrock:  Channel One’s new Privacy Policy appears to be more controversial than it’s previous version. Privacy concerns will be a major problem for  Channel One and its fellow Alloy kiddie marketers. Ms. C.J. Kettler the new Channel One CEO may think she can continue to collect information on other people’s children,...
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“Care to find out which brand of condoms your friends prefer?”

July 9, 2013
“Care to find out which brand of condoms your friends prefer?”

July 8, 2013 – Channelone.com “breaking news” article. From Jim Metrock: For months Channel One News would post AP news stories without attribution. They made other people’s content appear to be their own. It was dumb for them to do that because they knew they would caught. Above is an AP story on Channelone.com today...
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It’s time.

July 8, 2013
It’s time.


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Will lipstick and pearls make a difference at Channel One News?

June 19, 2013
Will lipstick and pearls make a difference at Channel One News?

    From Jim Metrock: This past weekend Channel One went live with a new look to their website. There is little new content on the new site; most of the changes are merely cosmetic. Nothing stood out to me that would make parents and educators feel more favorable towards Channel One. Indeed, Channel...
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Nothing darling about this waste of taxpayer money.

May 26, 2013
Nothing darling about this waste of taxpayer money.

From Jim Metrock: Channel One News regularly plays music from rock and rap bands during their classroom TV show. They shouldn’t. Helping to interest schoolchildren in new rock, pop and rap artists is not the stated purpose of Channel One News.  Channel One got into schools (disproportionately into schools in lower-income communities) by promising...
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Channel One News for March 14, 2013

May 3, 2013
Channel One News for March 14, 2013

Clearasil remains one of the few advertisers left on the controversial, in-classroom Channel One TV show.      
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Banner ads disappear from Channelone.com

April 8, 2013
Banner ads disappear from Channelone.com

    From Jim Metrock: The blank purple space at the top of all Channelone.com’s pages used to be filled with banner ads. For several days the banner ads are gone. Does this mean Channel One News has run out of companies wanting to advertised on their controversial website? That is possible since there...
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Army still going strong on Channel One News.

February 10, 2013
Army still going strong on Channel One News.


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