Channel One and Knight Foundation Promote National Constitution Day and Appreciation for the First Amendment

Channel One, the news and public affairs content provider reaching almost eight million students in nearly 12,000 middle schools and high schools, is partnering with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, one of the nation's largest private foundations and a promoter of journalism excellence, to increase students' awareness of the rights and freedoms of the First Amendment.

The partnership's first project will be to promote the first-ever nationwide celebration of Constitution Day on September 16, when educators nationwide will teach about the nation's most important document. Channel One, which reaches more than 30 percent of America's teens, will call attention to the free lessons and teaching materials available for the day through use of an engaging mix of broadcast and online content targeted to teens and educators.

Channel One's lineup of dedicated content will include special programming via Channel One News, on channelone.com and through iPod downloads. Access to teaching resources and lesson plans, polls and Q&A with experts on the Constitution will supplement the programming.

Knight Foundation's educational resource, teachfirstamendment.org, provides access to free lesson plans, teaching guides and other useful tools to make it easy for high school teachers and administrators to bring the First Amendment into classrooms.

For more information about Knight, visit the foundation's Web site. 

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