Navigating the Clinton Crisis for Kids and Parents.NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998-- Nickelodeon and Linda Ellerbee Linda Ellerbee (born Linda Jane Smith in Bryan, Texas, U.S., August 15, 1944) is a journalist who is most known for several jobs at NBC News, including Washington (DC) correspondent, and reporter and co-anchor of NBC News Overnight, Explore the Investigation of President Clinton From a Kid's Perspective in a Nick News Special Edition: the Clinton Crisis NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. News' Today Co-anchor Katie Couric Katherine Anne "Katie" Couric (born January 7, 1957) is an American journalist who became well-known as co-host of NBC's Today. In 2006, she made a highly publicized move from NBC to CBS, and on September 5, 2006 she became the first woman to solo-anchor of the weekday , Judicial Expert Reid Weingarten to Join Host Linda Ellerbee and a Group of Kids in a Discussion About the Issues Nickelodeon Survey Reveals Pervasive Awareness of Issue Among Kids, as Well as Interest by Kids, Parents in Ethical, Legal Issues Nick News, Nickelodeon's Emmy Award-winning newsmagazine for kids, will offer kids and their parents a discussion of the issues related to the investigation of President Clinton in Nick News Special Edition: The Clinton Crisis, to be telecast on Nickelodeon at a special time -- 9 p.m. ET/PT on Monday, September 28. Host Linda Ellerbee will be joined by NBC News' Today co-anchor Katie Couric, judicial expert Reid Weingarten and an audience of kids for a half-hour examination of the investigation. The special will focus on: the historical impact situation; political and legal issues facing the President; the role the media has played in the investigation; and young people's interpretations of the unfolding White House events. The special will utilize information taken from a national survey of kids (8-14 years old) and their parents conducted by Nickelodeon this past weekend (Sept. 18-20) in which both kids and parents indicated they were most interested in issues of honesty, loyalty to family, forgiveness, and such legal and procedural issues as impeachment impeachment, formal accusation issued by a legislature against a public official charged with crime or other serious misconduct. In a looser sense the term is sometimes applied also to the trial by the legislature that may follow. , perjury perjury (pûr`jərē), in criminal law, the act of willfully and knowingly stating a falsehood under oath or under affirmation in judicial or administrative proceedings. and obstruction of justice A criminal offense that involves interference, through words or actions, with the proper operations of a court or officers of the court. The integrity of the judicial system depends on the participants' acting honestly and without fear of reprisals. . A separate release summarizing the findings of the survey will follow. "When a news story becomes so pervasive that kids cannot avoid it, we try to explain it to them in a way they can understand and relate to," Ellerbee said. "The potential confusion and awkwardness resulting from the public access children have been given to sensitive information about the President was the catalyst for this special. We think we can offer kids and their parents a way to discuss these issues and reduce the anxiety level that kids may have about it." The Clinton Crisis will explore how the American system The term American System can mean one of the following:
The Clinton Crisis is the latest in a series of Nick News specials that have focused upon topical issues and their impact on kids in society. The series was recently honored with an Emmy Award for its special What Are You Staring At?, which focused on perceptions of kids with disabilities. Over the years, Nick News has tackled such subjects as HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome , the Oklahoma City bombing See Terrorism "The Oklahoma City Bombing" (Sidebar); Venue "Venue and the Oklahoma City Bombing Case" (Sidebar). , Apartheid, TV violence, body image, child abduction and the war in the former Yugoslavia. The Clinton Crisis will be rated TV-PG and include special advisories for parents. The special will also be made available for use by teachers and parents across the country through Cable in the Classroom. Nickelodeon will air the special on its Cable in the Classroom feed next Wednesday and Friday (5:30 am ET/PT), and offer an accompanying lesson plan that will be available on Nickelodeon's Cable in the Classroom website, Teachers.Nick.com. Nick News and Nick News Special Editions are produced by Lucky Duck Productions based in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The company's president, Linda Ellerbee, is an Emmy award-winning journalist and best-selling author who writes and hosts the series. In addition to airing regularly on Nickelodeon, the series is syndicated in 98 percent of the country. Nickelodeon and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Viacom International, Inc. |
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