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Would you like a high sugar junk drink with that movie?

June 17, 2014
Would you like a high sugar junk drink with that movie?

Houghton Mifflin OKs junk food and movie ads for middle school students. From Jim Metrock: Think Channel One would improve under their new owner Houghton Mifflin?  It is still too early to make a firm judgment about the new Houghton Mifflin/Channel One entity, but it’s not looking good. Check out this clip from the May...
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Houghton Mifflin/Channel One plays dirty trick on First Lady

June 10, 2014
Houghton Mifflin/Channel One plays dirty trick on First Lady

From Jim Metrock: Channel One’s CEO Ms. CJ Kettler has advertised Sunny D junk drink ads along side healthy lifestyle public service announcements before.  Click here. It is hoped that no nonprofit organization that in any way promotes healthy living for young people will ever again partner with Channel One News, now owned by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.  Why would any...
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