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Channel One is the preeminent news and public affairs content provider to teens that inspires conversations between teens and peers, teens and parents, and teens and educators.
A HISTORY IN BRIEF
Channel One reaches more than 6 million teens in thousands of middle schools and high schools across the country. The program launched in 1990, in response to the decline in cultural literacy among America's teens. Channel One celebrates having aired more than 3,000 segments.
Along the way, Channel One News has covered fast-breaking world events from regions such as Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Jordan, Cuba, Venezuela, North Korea, Myanmar and Qatar. To date, Channel One News programming has been featured on national networks and news programs, including CNN, ABC News, the WB, "Nightline" and "The Today Show."
Throughout its evolution, Channel One has maintained the highest standards of journalistic excellence, and its commitment as a source of unbiased, truthful reporting. Among other acknowledgments and accolades, Channel One has been recognized twice with a George Foster Peabody Award for outstanding programming, most recently for coverage of the Sudan conflict and humanitarian crisis. This award demonstrates Channel One's dedication to producing insightful programs and educating teens.
Channel One has also built a legacy for training America's next generation of journalists. A number of well-known broadcast journalists got their start as reporters for Channel One News, including CNN's Anderson Cooper.
Channel One's platform for informing teens extends beyond its broadcast program. Three-time Webby Award-winning Web site ChannelOne.com offers a further exploration of the topics addressed in Channel One News, as well as features, breaking news, resources and a host of creative interactions and tools to connect teens to issues and encourage them to be engaged members of a global society. ChannelOne.com maintains a vibrant community for teens and today stands as one of the most-trafficked teen news sites on the Web. For educators and parents, Channel One offers ChannelOneNetwork.com, a Web site providing teacher tools and discussion guides to encourage dialogue between educators and teens, and parents and teens.