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Northeastern High School (OH) goes gaga over Channel One.

May 8, 2018
Northeastern High School (OH) goes gaga over Channel One.

From Jim Metrock: It’s rare to see high school students participate in a Channel One News stunt.  Usually, students just out of elementary school love to send in their “shout outs” so they can see themselves on the classroom TV screen. However, Northeastern High School students in Springfield, OH had some middle school-fun by filming...
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Channel One News ripping off CBS News? Remember when Ch1 promoted Red Bull to kids?

May 1, 2018
Channel One News ripping off CBS News? Remember when Ch1 promoted Red Bull to kids?

From Jim Metrock: Channel One News has a well-earned reputation for laziness and sloth.  If a young person wants to do as little as they possible and still be called a “reporter” there is only one place to go: Channel One News. Let me show you something interesting. Watch this video of a news...
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Somerset (PA) students perform for Channel One.

February 14, 2018
Somerset (PA) students perform for Channel One.

Video: Channel One News Somerset Area JH Feb 14 2018  
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A Kipp elementary school in New Orleans does a bad thing.

February 13, 2018
A Kipp elementary school in New Orleans does a bad thing.

From Jim Metrock: Ugh. This is another new low for the kiddie marketers at Channel One. Today’s Channel One TV show opened with 3rd-graders! reciting the “Channel One News starts right now” script. These are 8-year-old children.  What was this teacher thinking?  What was the principal thinking? (If the principal even knew what was...
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Derby Middle School takes time out to do a promotional spot for a school vendor.

February 2, 2018
Derby Middle School takes time out to do a promotional spot for a school vendor.

From Jim Metrock: It seems there are more than a few schools that love to film videos for the controversial, kiddie marketing firm Channel One.  Here’s one from Derby, Kansas.   From Channel One’s transcript for Feb. 2, 2018: Students: This is Mr. Loop’s fourth-hour social studies class at Derby Middle School in Derby,...
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Why aren’t Waynesfield-Goshen Middle School students paid for creating this commercial?

February 2, 2018
Why aren’t Waynesfield-Goshen Middle School students paid for creating this commercial?

From Jim Metrock: Here’s another school allowing its students to film a commercial (the students and teacher don’t know its a commercial, but it is) for the struggling youth marketing firm called Channel One News. Most schools have better things to do with their precious school time. Let’s hope the Waynefield-Goshen Local School district...
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VIDEO: Age-inappropriate content on Channel One News.

January 27, 2018
VIDEO: Age-inappropriate content on Channel One News.

From Jim Metrock: To Channel One News employees, children are a target market. They are simply young consumers. When you think of kids that way, you are prone to be a bit insensitive.  Channel One News has a long history of putting age-inappropriate content before the eyes of schoolchildren. That’s why they have lost...
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VIDEO: Captive Audience: Advertising Invades the Classroom

January 26, 2018
VIDEO: Captive Audience: Advertising Invades the Classroom

From Jim Metrock: If you find it hard to believe a kiddie marketing company like Channel One is still in business, this 2006 video from the Media Education Foundation may help you understand why American classrooms attract the likes of Houghton Mifflin’s Channel One.
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Mississippi school out foxes Channel One News marketers.

January 25, 2018
Mississippi school out foxes Channel One News marketers.

From Jim Metrock:  If you are a company advertising on Channel One, what’s wrong with this picture?
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Ohio students light fires in classroom in order to get on Channel One News.

January 23, 2018
Ohio students light fires in classroom in order to get on Channel One News.

From Jim Metrock: I’ve seen students film themselves doing a lot of silly things just for a chance to be seen on Channel One News. You see, Channel One is constantly asking students and teachers to send in classroom videos that can be used to kick off their daily show.  Channel One requires students...
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