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Article: Controversy aside, 'Kid Nation' fails to connect
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- December 6, 2007
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The CBS reality show "Kid Nation" came under fire after New Mexico officials charged that CBS and Good TV Inc., the production company, did not apply for proper work permits or waivers for the children and denied the officials access to the set.(PHOTO) (CBS)
In the end, the "Kid Nation" pre-premiere hoopla amounted to much ado about nothing.
The children of Bonanza City never came close to building a new town; the grown-ups who publicly stated they were investigating the production for possibly skirting child welfare and labor laws never got an investigation off the ground; and CBS did not get the big hit it was hoping for.
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Article: COLUMN: "Kid Nation" created in bad taste
University Wire;
August 30, 2007 ;
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... ... the creators of the "Kid Nation" are banking on. However ... television premiere, "Kid Nation" has garnered enough ... complaint accusing "Kid Nation" of child abuse and neglect. Additionally, the New Mexico attorney general has ...
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