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Channel One News Hall of Shame: VIDEO: Normalizing alcohol and drug use among teens (2011)

August 8, 2017
Channel One News Hall of Shame: VIDEO: Normalizing alcohol and drug use among teens (2011)

From Jim Metrock: Channel One News has a long history of normalizing teen alcohol use. I’m posting this 2011 article to remind parents and educators why Channel One News is so controversial. From Channel One’s official scripts for April 7 and 8, 2011 (Our highlights in RED and our comments in BLUE): On April 7, 2011,...
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Channel One News Hall of Shame: The New Republic article (1999)

January 18, 2017
Channel One News Hall of Shame: The New Republic article (1999)

    https://r9o5b4.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/c1-Changing-the-Channel-New-Republic.pdf
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An absurd waste of taxpayer money. What Channel One News did on January 5, 2017.

January 6, 2017
An absurd waste of taxpayer money.  What Channel One News did on January 5, 2017.

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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Channel One News rubs pot in faces of preteens

January 4, 2017
Channel One News rubs pot in faces of preteens

From Jim Metrock:  Oh no, Channel One News is about to tell schoolchildren about new laws going into effect in 2017.  Since I have watched Channel One since 1996, I know that the numbskulls at Channel One will most definitely have a segment about marijuana – they love telling kids about pot.  I don’t...
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From the archives: 01/12/2001 Drinking And Drug Advice Is Outrageous

July 18, 2015
From the archives: 01/12/2001  Drinking And Drug Advice Is Outrageous

Drinking And Drug Advice Is Outrageous January 12, 2001    America’s schoolchildren are being inundated with ads for About.com. About.com is a company that owns several pornographic sites and will be merging with Channel One’s parent company, PRIMEDIA, Inc. at the end of February or the beginning of...
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VIDEO: Normalizing alcohol and drug use among teens

April 14, 2011
VIDEO: Normalizing alcohol and drug use among teens

  From Channel One’s official scripts for April 7 and 8, 2011 (Our highlights in RED and our comments in BLUE): On April 7, 2011, Channel One News aired this irresponsible report on “binge” drinking: ‘DO YOU SEE GREAT RISK IN DRINKING 5 OR MORE ALCOHOLIC DRINKS A DAY?’ THAT’S THE QUESTION TEENS WERE ASKED...
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