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In public statements, the chairman at both regulatory agencies— F.C.C. and F.T.G—have urged the broadcasting industry to put its own house in order promptly, oir risk a growing demand for new legislation aimed specifically at deception of the audience in this type of entertainment- For their part, network officials and other industry spokesman have offered assurances of their best efforts in this regard. With the exception of flagrant obscenity of material otherwise grossly offensive, the Federal Government has not intervened in the composition of individual programs, and the industry recognizes that the loss of public confidence in a type of programming which won high popularity carries a portent of stricter regulation, to charge a crime in connection
So far, no basis has been found with the giving, or receiving of advance information on quiz questions, so the matter rests mainly in the area of conscience. The viewer or listener, who thought a show was honest but found it was not, suffered a retrospective disappointment, annoyance or anger, rather " than a monetary loss.
Some showmen argue that people don’t mind being fooled—that
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