Mockingbird: When Intelligence Wants to Borrow the Voice of Journalism
After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union entered the Cold War. Both sides competed not only with bombs and spies but also for the right to tell their story: which government was trustworthy, which war was just. The CIA, or Central Intelligence Agency, was established in 1947 to collect foreign intelligence and conduct secret operations. Journalists had something the CIA needed: reporters could tr…
After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union entered the Cold War. Both sides competed not only with bombs and spies but also for the right to tell their story: which government was trustworthy, which war was just. The CIA, or Central Intelligence Agency, was established in 1947 to collect foreign intelligence and conduct secret operations. Journalists had something the CIA needed: reporters could travel to many places and were believed to be independent sources of information.
After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union entered the Cold War. Both sides competed not only with bombs and spies but also for the right to tell their story: which government was trustworthy, which war was just. The CIA, or Central Intelligence Agency, was established in 1947 to collect foreign intelligence and conduct secret operations. Journalists had something the CIA needed: reporters could tr…
After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union entered the Cold War. Both sides competed not only with bombs and spies but also for the right to tell their story: which government was trustworthy, which war was just. The CIA, or Central Intelligence Agency, was established in 1947 to collect foreign intelligence and conduct secret operations. Journalists had something the CIA needed: reporters could tr…
After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union entered the Cold War. Both sides competed not only with bombs and spies but also for the right to tell their story: which government was trustworthy, which war was just. The CIA, or Central Intelligence Agency, was established in 1947 to collect foreign intelligence and conduct secret operations. Journalists had something the CIA needed: reporters could tr…
After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union entered the Cold War. Both sides competed not only with bombs and spies but also for the right to tell their story: which government was trustworthy, which war was just. The CIA, or Central Intelligence Agency, was established in 1947 to collect foreign intelligence and conduct secret operations. Journalists had something the CIA needed: reporters could tr…