Carl Bernstein : THE CIA AND THE MEDIA (oldie but worth reading)

Rolling Stone via Carl Bernstein ^ | Oct 20 1977 | Carl Bernstein

[rintintin]

In 1953, Joseph Alsop, then one of America’s leading syndicated columnists, went to the Philippines to cover an election. He did not go because he was asked to do so by his syndicate. He did not go because he was asked to do so by the newspapers that printed his column. He went at the request of the CIA.

Alsop is one of more than 400 American journalists who in the past twenty‑five years have secretly carried out assignments for the Central Intelligence Agency, according to documents on file at CIA headquarters.

[rintintin]

Sorry, this appeared in Rolling Stone, not Washington Post

http://www.carlbernstein.com/magazine_cia_and_media.php

[JonPreston]

Excellent find, saving for a later read.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I was in high school, waiting to go into the Army when this was written. Now I’m about two years away from Social Security.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Bkmrk.

[yesthatjallen]

Thanks.

I'll be posting this on numerous liberal websites for fun.

[Karl Spooner]

It seems very few can grasped the significance of that revelation then or now.