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Terry Teachout on Ted Koppel and network news (TV Journalism). But shows like "CBS Reports" and "NBC White Paper" were launched not out of a longing to serve the public, but because Paley, Stanton, Sarnoff and Goldenson were afraid of losing their broadcast licenses in the wake of the quiz-show scandals. It is especially comical to see Mr. Minow, who ought to know better, praising the high-mindedness of William Paley, whose chief contribution to news at CBS was his decision to pull the plug on "See It Now," Edward R Murrow's pioneering weekly documentary series, because it was too controversial.