People that operate on the assumption that major American newspapers are merely fonts for the CIA are obviously going to arrive at questionable conclusions. Why should anyone not conspiratarded take such a premise seriously?
Well, it's not like there isn't full blown admissions out there by key CIA ex-personnel
“The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media.” — William Colby, former CIA Director
“There is quite an incredible spread of relationships. You don’t need to manipulate Time magazine, for example, because there are [Central Intelligence] Agency people at the management level.” — William B. Bader, former CIA intelligence officer
“The Agency’s relationship with [The New York] Times was by far its most valuable among newspapers, according to CIA officials. [It was] general Times policy … to provide assistance to the CIA whenever possible.” — The CIA and the Media, by Carl Bernstein
Colby quote, for one, is reputed to be from the 70s. The media landscape 40 years ago doesn't prove anything in particular today. Quote looks fake too. I doubt someone of his stature would say that. Voila: it probably is fake:
The other stuff basically posits that US media has cooperated with the CIA at times, particularly during the Cold War era. Leaping from this to the idea that the New York Times is merely parroting CIA propaganda is the typical kind of absurd reductionism conspiratards are notorious for.
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Joe_McCarthy ago
People that operate on the assumption that major American newspapers are merely fonts for the CIA are obviously going to arrive at questionable conclusions. Why should anyone not conspiratarded take such a premise seriously?
5hmgKuCRU ago
Well, it's not like there isn't full blown admissions out there by key CIA ex-personnel
There's been many news stories like this one.
Heck, even brain dead leftie sites picked on up it some years ago.
The info has been out there for years, I just think don't think normies really care. It's sad.
Joe_McCarthy ago
Colby quote, for one, is reputed to be from the 70s. The media landscape 40 years ago doesn't prove anything in particular today. Quote looks fake too. I doubt someone of his stature would say that. Voila: it probably is fake:
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153698
The other stuff basically posits that US media has cooperated with the CIA at times, particularly during the Cold War era. Leaping from this to the idea that the New York Times is merely parroting CIA propaganda is the typical kind of absurd reductionism conspiratards are notorious for.
Joe_McCarthy ago
And as usual instead of getting a rebuttal of conspiracist gullibility we see a downvote.
dooob ago
Operation Mockingbird.