June 11th, 2001
New Outcry Raised Against Channel One
By Stuart Elliott
The New York Times
An unusual coalition of advocacy organizations and individuals in fields from pediatrics to politics is again asking marketers to stop advertising on Channel One, the division of Primedia that broadcasts daily programs and commercials to about 12,000 schools nationwide.
Continuing members of the coalition, which first aimed protests at Channel One in early 1999, include conservative organizations like the American Family Association and the Eagle Forum; an organization founded by Ralph Nader, Commercial Alert; and groups that fight commercialism like the New Mexico Media Literacy Project.