I knew about the quiz show scandals for years before the movie Quiz Show came out. The movie centered on one contestant's fall in particular Charles Van Doren. What was interesting about his story in addition to his rise and fall was the fact that he never gave interviews or talked about the scandal. One tidbit I read about the movie was that Van Doren was going to work with the film until his wife threatened to leave him if he did. So the best Ralph Finnes (who portrayed Van Doren) could do as far as character research was approach Van Doren anonymously and ask him for directions to some place, to get a feel for his speech and mannerisms. But now Mr. Van Doren has written an article for New Yorker magazine about his experiences in the scandal. Mark Evanier, who pointed this story out on his blog mentions that it's a believeable account because since most participants are deceased Van Doren could have painted himself in a better light, but did not do so.
Update: I wrote the above post before reading the article. I erred about Van Doren's wife's reaction to the invitation to participate in the filming of Quiz Show. From the article:
"'I don’t want to have anything to do with the whole thing. The film, the money . . . the money’s yours if you want it. But you won’t have me!' She added, 'I’m not going to leave you, but you’ll be on your own.'"
This is hardly a news site, just a place for me to spout off. But that's how legends and stories start, with something like this, so I corrected it. My apologies for the error.