Talk:Channel One News

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[edit] Anchor Sections

Are the Anchors, Current Anchors, Past Anchors, and especially Guest Anchors sections needed? Focusing on the Guest Anchor section, if you look at all other TV News articles on Wikipedia, there aren't such sections. In my opinion they take up a massive amount of space for no real purpose. The list hasn't even been kept track of in 2005 and 2006. For the moment I am going to remove the Guest Anchor section and merge the other anchor sections together. Since this is a fairly large change, if anyone feels that section is totally necessary, leave a message here. Pop Up Ads 22:28, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

Good Idea. So far, the section has also been abused. 24.144.40.41 15:39, 17 December 2006 (UTC)


If we are going to keep this section, can we atleast update it? From what I've seen the program has all new anchors this year, but I haven't paid attention enough to know their names. Straightxedger 18:43, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Criticism

I think that there should be a section added including criticism of Channel One. I mention this because if you google up Channel One, the first few pages are devoted to criticizing the company and its affects on children in school. Heck in 1999 there were congressional hearings devoted to discussing the issue of commercialism in schools and how Channel One specifically contributes to that. I think some mention of those aspects as well as why Channel One is criticized is sorely needed in this article rather than giving a brief summary of the program.

Personally, I hate Channel One. We are forced to watch it at my school, and if we don't pay attention to it, we get threatened with detention. Let me repeat that: IF WE DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO IT, WE GET THREATENED WITH DETENTION!!!!! We're getting a new principal next year though, maybe he/she will cancel it.D-Day 09:35, 21 June 2005 (UTC)

I hated that stupid show too. They were always showing acne commercials, which was so embarrassing if you had acne. And I refuse to watch Anderson Cooper or Lisa Ling now that they have real carreers. One year, one of my teachers put it on mute the whole year. I love teachers who have balls and do stuff like that. (The teacher was a woman. Just thought I should clarify. She still had balls tho.)

I hear that. Our school had Channel One and it was the biggest waste of 15 minutes every day. Through student and teacher pressure we were able to get our school to cancel the program. If you hate Channel One, I suggest you mobilize and push to get it banned from your school.

My high school had Channel One before school and during homeroom, but we were never required to watch it when it was on. In fact, a lot of the time, teachers didn't even turn on the TV (by the teacher's request, one classroom didn't even have a TV). They probably still have it, but I kinda graduated, so I don't know for sure. CaptHayfever 05:31, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
Kinda graduated? Well, I'm happy for you that your school didn't force you to watch it. At our school, most of the teachers act like you've committed an unrepentable sin if you don't watch it. Even more intresting is that I can count on my left hand how many teachers use the CON equipment reguarly. Homeroom is prison. --D-Day 22:02, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
Never having seen the show myself, Do you watch a video of it, or some kind of braodcast? And if you are forced to watch it, it is understandable why the program would attract commercial interest. - Matthew238 22:52, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
It is a broadcast - though schools can tape and later replay it, and yes--as the article noted, schools are obligated to play it on 90% of school days. Another thing of interest is that Channel One News' marketing materials are blatantly appealing to companies by stating that they, too, can have the undivided attention of millions of America youths.Aquawarlock 22:08, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

I've found that The Daily Show is a much more reliable news source.

I HATE CHANNEL ONE!!!!!!! IT'S BORING!!!!!!!!! I HATE IT!!!!!!!

It's funny that the only thing we watched on those TVs was Channel One. And the only reason we had Channel One was to keep the TVs! That's some circular logic if I've ever seen it. --BennyD 07:58, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

We had Channel One at my high school... I'm pretty sure the part about the TV's having a chip in them that restricted TV use during Channel One time isn't true - we frequently didn't watch it at all, or would find something else more interesting to watch (my high school had limited cable for "educational" purposes)...

My high school had Channel One, and I thought it was okay. The TVs turned themselves on and to channel 3, which the news was broadcasted on. Some of the TVs weren't connected to the network, so they weren't affected. They actually came to my school and filmed it there once in spring 2005, while I was a local (school) news anchor. --Jnelson09 04:24, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

You guys are ridiculous. What's wrong with seeing what's going on in the world every once in awhile? Channel One isn't near as bad as yall make it out to be.

The thing that really gets me is how it's forced on children, sure there may be some "news" and short pop quizzes, but it provides a great audience for advertisers. Here is a quote of the ex-president of channel one,

"...We are forcing kids to watch two minutes of commercials . . . The advertiser gets a group of kids who cannot go to the bathroom, who cannot change the station, who cannot listen to their mother yell in the background, who cannot be playing Nintendo, who cannot have their headsets on."

Sometimes Channel One can show some things that are offensive, like certain music, or clips of King's "The Shining ". Of course, children must watch the whole broadcast. Sometimes they have a totally one-sided view of things, specifically, the issue of immigration. http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1275 maybe we can add this picture to give some more light on this issue.... http://www.ibiblio.org/commercialfree/assets/images/CH112min.jpg

Channel One is brainwashing kids with superficial bullshit. The kids at schools are so judgmental now. Channel One is so for cunts!!!

With respect towards the future of the Land of the Free,

Studentforfreedom P.S.: Whichever thing put that "unsigned message" crap to the right is a frigging blind retard! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.35.20.207 (talk) 22:47, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

1996, NO MOCK ELECTION. HOW BLATANTLY OBVIOUS CAN YOU GET AND YET, NO CRITICISM SECTION? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.65.240.90 (talk) 05:27, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Category

I've created a category for schools that subscribe to CON. It's called Schools that Subscribe to Channel One News. If there is a school on WikiPedia that has CON, add it to this list.--D-Day 19:48, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

My school, but it's not on Wikipedia.--(Marudita didn't log on.)

[edit] Transmission Facts?

It would be nice if someone knows what satellite and transponder Channel One is broadcast on to post it in this article. I haven't been able to locate that information yet. 24.21.178.58 23:31, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

In 1998, they were on the sattelite that was lost due to a programming glitch (Galaxy 4), but couldn't tell you the transponder. I'm not sure what one they are on today, but, based on the fact that I think all of their receiver horns are fixed to that slot in the sky, I'd look in the direction of G4 or whatever replaced it. IanWilson0414 10:52, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bias?

I find the critism section somewhat biased and problematic. For example, the sentence "It is also known to show incorrect and biased news information, and is largely uncredible." Largely uncredible? Is there any source that shows this? I think (at least) this sentence should be deleted unless some sources are added. clm17 16:21, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

I deleted the following sentences due to bias: "It is also known to show incorrect and biased news information, and is largely uncredible. Many of the segments aired in Channel One are also thought to be childish and unnecessary (such as the Pop Quiz and the One Step to a Better Me)." I also deleted the following line which referenced Obligation.org as a source of information on Channel One, as Obligation.org is itself a controversial and (supposedly) biased website. clm17 9:54, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I am upset

On the 14th of March 2007 channel one had interviews with people saying that Wikipedia was "unreliable" >:( Sodaplayer talk contributions ^_^ 22:40, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

I know! I saw that, too. It was on the first day we watched it. Oh, and for you people who hate the commercials, WE DON'T HAVE ANY! Yup, our teacher has a connection from her TV to her computer. We just watch LiveWire and she beams it to the TV.FrogTape 01:24, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipediaon Channel One

On March 14th, 2007, the news was that Wikipedia is an nonreliable source, and 1 high school talking about the "horrors" of Wikipedia. I belive that this is incorrect, and I am very angry about the Network 68.230.216.103 23:29, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

The students and teachers seemed that they didn't use Wikipedia much. They were probably naive about how Wikipedia states about its sources states that if the sources aren't cited or correct. Sodaplayer talk contributions ^_^ 23:49, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Another Previous Anchor?

I seem to recall AJ Hammer (host of CNN Headline News' Showbiz Tonight) being an anchor when I watched Channel One in 1994-1995. Am I dreaming?Amazonflowerchild 19:21, 25 July 2007 (UTC)