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Complete, unedited Channel One News for November 22, 2010

August 13, 2012
Complete, unedited Channel One News for November 22, 2010

Channel One News often allows movie stars to be “guest hosts” to welcome students to the broadcast and plug their movie.    
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From the archives: The hyper-commercialism of Channel One News (2011)

August 1, 2012
From the archives: The hyper-commercialism of Channel One News (2011)

An example of how Channel One News has changed into a hyper-commercial, irrelevant mess.  
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It’s Kind of a Funny News Show

October 7, 2010
It’s Kind of a Funny News Show

Channel One News under Kent Haehl and Paul Folkemer has become an advertising funhouse.  Every part of the show is up for sale.  Respectability? Forgetaboutit. Chanenl One appears to be in survival mode.   Here’s an actress in a new movie It’s Kind of a Funny Story coming out on Friday, October 8.  Channel...
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Not Again. You Again.

September 22, 2010
Not Again. You Again.

It’s Wednesday, September 22, 2010 and Channel One News is cheating schools again. We would say they are sneaking in more advertising content over the two-minute contractual limit, but there is no “sneaking” to it.  This is just a blatant ad for a movie, but Channel One News refuses to acknowledge it as an...
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Last year: Star Trek Day on Channel One

September 15, 2010

    Video from May 4, 2009 program. Actor Chris Pine introduces the show, then later he does a “Shout Out” and later still he gives the Pop Quiz. (Did he just mention his movie?)  This actor appears on Channel One News to promote his new film Star Trek that will be in theaters...
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Why advertise this controversial program to middle school students?

May 28, 2010


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Monday’s Guest NEWS Anchor

January 27, 2004
Monday’s Guest NEWS Anchor

Bjorn “Hey, I’m a news anchor!” Leines. The beginning of Monday’s Channel One News: MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2004 January 27, 2004 JOSHUA: THE BEST ACTION SPORTS ATHLETES IN THE WORLD HAVE DESCENDED ON THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS FOR THE WINTER X GAMES, AND WE’RE HERE TO SEE IT ALL UP CLOSE. HEY EVERYBODY....
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This Little Piggy Shouldn’t Be Around Children

August 17, 2002
This Little Piggy Shouldn’t Be Around Children

The Channel One Network has two vehicles to get commercial messages to children. The most important way is their in-school TV show called Channel One News. The second level of advertising comes on Channel One’s official web site, channelone.com. This web site is ONLY advertised on the TV show so it is an extension of the TV show. Each...
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Survival Year For Channel One Begins August 12

August 3, 2002

Channel One has come off one of its worst years and now faces a very challenging 2002-2003 school year. National advertisers don’t see Channel One as a “sure bet” anymore in their efforts to get commercial messages to young people. Serious questions remain about the enforcement of Channel One’s contract. As Obligation has stated for years, we know...
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