
In his landmark 1977 Rolling Stone investigation 'The CIA and the Media,' Carl Bernstein revealed that more than 400 US journalists had secretly carried out CIA assignments. The Church Committee had found 50 with official secret relationships. Media organizations involved included CBS, Time, the New York Times, and the Associated Press. The CIA had journalists plant stories, gather intelligence, and serve as conduits for disinformation.
Carl Bernstein revealed over 400 American journalists secretly carried out assignments for the CIA
βThe agency's relationship with the press became one of the institution's most productive means of intelligence gathering.β
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