Channel One and Knight Foundation Launch First Amendment Campaign via Channel One News Broadcast.'1Voice' Makes On-Air Debut with Exploration of Personal Freedoms in Fidel Castro's Cuba NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of & MIAMI Miami, cities, United States Miami (mīăm`ē, –ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896. -- Channel One and the John S. and James L. Knight James Landon Knight (born 21 July 1909 Akron, Ohio, died 5 February 1991 Santa Monica, California) was an American newspaper publisher and founder of the Knight Ridder group of newspapers. He was also co-founder of the John S. and James L. Foundation launched the first in a series of '1Voice'-branded segments today, with an exploration of Cubans' views on personal freedoms and civil liberties. The1Voice campaign will focus on news stories related to the First Amendment and free speech and will continue to air on the Channel One News broadcast throughout the school year. Representatives from Channel One and Knight Foundation were at the Miami-based Belen Jesuit Preparatory School Belen Jesuit Preparatory School is a Roman Catholic high school in Miami, Florida. It was established in Cuba by the Jesuits in 1854, but moved to the United States after the communist government of Fidel Castro, himself an alumnus, took power. to view the program alongside students and teachers. Channel One Anchor, Alexander Marquardt spoke to Latin American History students about his challenges as a young American journalist trying to tackle the sensitive issue of freedom of expression in Castro's Cuba. The high school has a storied history. Fidel Castro Noun 1. Fidel Castro - Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927) Castro, Fidel Castro Ruz was a former student when the school was located in Cuba. Belen was established in Miami in 1961. The 1Voice segment ran as part of a broader special on life and living in today's Cuba. For this, Marquardt spent several days in Cuba in an effort to engage citizens in a dialogue on the critical issue of personal freedom, including freedom of speech and government censorship. Marquardt also elicited debate and candid reaction from Cuban teens living in Miami, including students at Belen Jesuit Preparatory. "We found that teens living in Cuba either don't have a safe haven 1. Designated area(s) to which noncombatants of the United States Government's responsibility and commercial vehicles and materiel may be evacuated during a domestic or other valid emergency. 2. for airing their views, or are simply resigned to the fact that this is how life is since they have known no different," said Marquardt. "In fact, nearly all of what they shared on the issue of freedom of speech and freedom of expression was done when the cameras weren't rolling, for fear of being caught. In contrast, Cuban-American teens living in Miami didn't hesitate to lend frank opinion and had an awful lot to say." 1Voice is a multi-year, multi-media educational effort supported by a grant from Knight Foundation. A simultaneous online initiative recently launched on ChannelOne.com and ChannelOneNetwork.com, offering content features, quizzes, trivia and instructional tools and resources to further discussion of and appreciation for our nation's most important document. Judy L. Harris, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president of Channel One, added, "The goal with 1Voice is to move the needle on teens' understanding of their most basic human rights and to encourage them to apply this knowledge to events happening in the world around them. Cubans' views on freedom of expression is a great platform for interesting discussion on the First Amendment in any civics civics, branch of learning that treats of the relationship between citizens and their society and state, originally called civil government. With the large immigration into the United States in the latter half of the 19th cent. or history classroom. The teens Alexander spoke with this morning send a powerful message that when it comes to civil liberties, apathy is not an option." Sam Chaltain Sam Chaltain is an educator and First Amendment activist. He is the founding director of the Five Freedoms Project, an organization that, beginning in January 2008, will equip K-12 school principals with the leadership skills they need to address two of America’s greatest , a national education consultant and the First Amendment specialist for the 1Voice campaign added, "The United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Cuba handle the idea of freedom in two very different ways. This gives teachers a great opportunity to teach about the First Amendment -- by contrasting it with the laws of a country that doesn't have one." About Channel One Peabody and Webby award-winning Channel One is the preeminent news and public affairs content provider reaching more than 7 million teens in middle schools and high schools across the country, nearly 30 percent of teenagers in the U.S. In recent months, 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. Channel One News programming has been featured on leading networks and news programs, including CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. , ABC News, the WB, Nightline and The Today Show. Visit ChannelOne.com to learn more. About the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Knight Foundation promotes excellence in journalism worldwide and invests in the vitality of U.S. communities where the Knight brothers owned newspapers. Since 1950, the foundation has approved nearly $300 million in journalism grants. For more information, visit www.knightfdn.org. |
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