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Re:Russian opposition leader Navalny dupes spy into revealin... by igravious on Monday December 21, 2020 @12:00PM (#25496783)
What about Operation Mockingbird[1] and the Church Committee report?

In a 1977 Rolling Stone magazine article, "The CIA and the Media," reporter Carl Bernstein expanded upon the Church Committee's report and said that around 400 press members were considered assets by the CIA.

Undoubtedly this continues to this day.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mockingbird

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Committee

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Re:Russian opposition leader Navalny dupes spy into revealin... by jessaustin on Monday December 21, 2020 @01:40PM (#25497925)
USA journalists learned their lessons with Gary Webb and, some would say, Michael Hastings. From now on we can't rely on the "free" press.
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