If CBS were as proud of Kid Nation as the network would have us believe, then why were such pains taken to shoot in secrecy, and do it in a state that did not protect children on show-biz sets, and in such a way that guild rules didn’t apply?

Moonves should lift the gag orders on the 40 children and their parents who signed a 22-page agreement in which a strict confidentiality clause prohibits disclosure of information about the show and contact with the media over the next three years. If violated, a $5 million penalty is levied. I say, if CBS has nothing to hide, then let everyone involved talk freely.

–Nikki Finke, commending the New York Times for going after CBS and calling for Les Moonves to pull the plug on Kid Nation