Operation Mockingbird
“Operation Mockingbird” is the popular name for the CIA’s Cold War relationships with journalists and news organizations, scrutinized by the Church Committee and documented in parts of the Agency’s declassified record.
Search the related declassified files below for the Agency’s media and propaganda activities.
What you’ll find
- Church Committee–era records on media relationships
- Propaganda and covert-influence files
- Correspondence with and about journalists
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