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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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Deconstructing Channel One News – segment from May 26, 2009 program

August 4, 2010

From Jim Metrock: This is one continuous clip from Channel One News interrupted only by my comments.  It is incredible that public schools are urging schoolchildren to watch MTV.
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Corpse Bride

March 27, 2006
Corpse Bride

Screen shot from Channel One News. This is not a commercial children would see at home. Movie studios are depending more and more on DVD sales to make a movie profitable. Tim Burton’s stop-action animated film Corpse Bride did well on its opening weekend back in September 2005 pulling in $20 million for a second place finish (Flight...
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