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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 teases kids with references to Californication and Dexter.

January 2, 2012
Channel One News teases kids with references to Californication and Dexter.

 Why would Channel One News talk this way to children?    
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Kids learn about the raunchy Book of Mormon play from Channel One News

November 30, 2011
Kids learn about the raunchy Book of Mormon play from Channel One News

Channel One News article praises offensive play and gives children link to play’s website.       Here’s a typical song from The Book of Mormon. Be WARNED. This may be considered funny stuff to Channel One’s staff but this is very offensive content. Obligation normally “*&%#s” out most letters of offensive words when...
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A few of the remaining employees at Channel One News.

November 2, 2011
A few of the remaining employees at Channel One News.


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Karen Knapstein, Shakespeare, and Sony Pictures

November 1, 2011
Karen Knapstein, Shakespeare, and Sony Pictures

From Jim Metrock: This video from Channel One’s web site is fascinating. I learned much about William Shakespeare. Last year I read Bill Bryson’s Shakespeare: The World as Stage and loved it as I do all Bryson’s books, but I am surprised that many of the facts in this video were left out of...
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