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Article: Has talk gone too far? (fatal shooting of 'Jenny Jones' television talk show guest prompts questioning)
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- Broadcasting & Cable
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- March 20, 1995
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A week after the fatal shooting of a Jenny Jones talk show guest allegedly committed by another guest embarrassed by his experience on the show, stations, station reps, advertisers and syndicators were divided over whether the incident reflected larger issues of control on increasingly edgy syndicated talk shows and, if so, how to respond.
Some station reps and stations carrying talk shows voiced concerns that the increased use of sensational "relationship" shows featuring young, often emotional guests divulging secrets about their lives and those of others will inevitably lead to other incidents and possible calls for censorship of shows.
"The problem is one ...