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> Though I would not be surprised to learn that it has the same sort of biased reporting we see in other news media. I remember it as not being very biased, ju
by gherkin0 11y ago
> Though I would not be surprised to learn that it has the same sort of biased reporting we see in other news media.
I remember it as not being very biased, just watered down, often with some kind of "teen" angle.
Channel 1 was basically a vehicle to deliver captive audiences of teenage schoolchildren directly to advertisers. They bribed schools with TVs and justified the programming with the minimum proportion of educational news content, so they could use school to force feed teenagers Clearasil ads. The news content was just the sugar coating on the pill to make it palatable to schools and teachers.
IIRC, Anderson Cooper (of CNN) got his start there in the 90s.
- tsuru 11y agoYep, Anderson Cooper constantly talking about his flak jacket and Lisa Ling. And the force feeding worked. I still remember the damn Pepsi Clear commercials and some big vote for a new m&m's color. ugh.
- mlucero 11y agoYou are probably right about the forced advertising but I have mostly positive memories of Channel 1. I actually think those programs/TVs probably help peak a lot of kid's interest in media. The school I went to had their own news broadcast that came on every Friday. It was entirely produced by the students and everyone really enjoyed it. A good friend of mine was a part of that program and went on to become a TV camera man. It wasn't all bad and we probably could have used some Clearasil.