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Article: How CBS went wrong with `Kid Nation'.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- September 4, 2007
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Byline: Maureen Ryan
One of the most chilling documents to come down the pike in a while is the contract parents of participants in "Kid Nation" signed.
If you haven't heard of "Kid Nation," it's a CBS reality show set for a Sept. 19 debut _ if the network airs the program, that is. "Kid Nation" is now under investigation by New Mexico authorities, who are looking into whether producers broke any laws during the show's filming in that state a few months ago.
Though CBS denies any wrongdoing and has said that the making of the show did not violate any laws, some "Kid Nation" participants _ all of whom were between the ages of 8 and 15 _ were ...