[GOPJ]

"Among the executives who lent their cooperation to the Agency were Williarn Paley of the Columbia Broadcasting System, Henry Luce of Tirne Inc., Arthur Hays Sulzberger of the New York Times, Barry Bingham Sr. of the LouisviIle Courier‑Journal, and James Copley of the Copley News Service. Other organizations which cooperated with the CIA include the American Broadcasting Company, the National Broadcasting Company, the Associated Press, United Press International, Reuters, Hearst Newspapers, Scripps‑Howard, Newsweek magazine, the Mutual Broadcasting System, the Miami Herald and the old Saturday Evening Post and New York Herald‑Tribune."

That's so depressing... I was just guessing...never wanted to be right on this one...

[Cboldt]

Leading German Journalist Admits CIA 'Bribed' Him and Other Leaders of the Western 'Press'

Not vouching for the accuracy of that one, just ran into it while looking for a source I wanted to recommend. Also ran into Operation Mockingbird: CIA Media Manipulation, which has tons of links if you want to poke around on the subject.

The role of the press is to manipulate and misinform. You may recall my absence some years ago, during which time I obsessed over Senate activity. The difference between what the Senate was doing (which is misleading even when viewed directly and compared with the legislation under question) and the press representation of Senate activity is stunning.