The advertising guru Christopher Whittle created Channel One News in 1989. Whittle sold his idea to schools as a way for students to learn about current events. He sold his idea to advertisers as an effective way to get commercials in front of a captive audience of young people. Whittle Communications (1989-1994) Whittle...
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From August 21, 2014 SHOCKER: Houghton Mifflin brings images of ISIS execution into classrooms. Houghton Mifflin’s Channel One News intentionally shows students executioner holding knife before beheading. Why show any pictures of this brutal act of terrorism? Is Houghton Mifflin CEO Linda Zecher pushing Channel One to get edgier with kids? From Jim Metrock: The...
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The writing is on the wall, or rather on the blackboard. It is more and more apparent that Houghton Mifflin Harcourt does not consider Channel One News an important part of its company. In 2014 Houghton Mifflin acquired the assets of Channel One from ZelnickMedia for an undisclosed amount of money. Obligation believes the amount...
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Breitbart’s Painfully Awkward Interview With Sean Spicer Is The Funniest Thing You’ll See This Week BY BEN YAKAS IN NEWS ON FEB 10, 2017 1:25 PM Gothamist.com http://gothamist.com/2017/02/10/breitbart_interview_spicer.php
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From Jim Metrock: That’s a hilarious headline considering how small and insignificant Channel One News is in 2017. Almost exactly 20 years ago (Jan. 27, 1997) Forbes magazine published an article “TV in the classroom.” It detailed how wildly successful Channel One News had become in selling ad time for its classroom commercials. Most...
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From Jim Metrock: Channel One News coverage of the presidential inauguration left a lot of people scratching their heads. On January 23, Channel One News reported on the inauguration of President Trump. Inauguration Day of course happened on Friday, January 20, but Channel One is a taped show that is only produced on...
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From Jim Metrock: On January 5, Channel One News devoted over two minutes of their time, and more importantly taxpayer-funded school time, to the topic of… wait for it… new colors of ballet leotards. You can watch this story at the link below. Why do this? Was this what school officials had in...
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