USA - CIA press handlers vet news prior to publication

The CIA’s Mop-Up Man: L.A. Times Reporter Cleared Stories With Agency Before Publication By Ken Silverstein A prominent national security reporter for the Los Angeles Times routinely submitted drafts and detailed summaries of his stories to CIA press handlers prior to publication, according to documents obtained by The Intercept. Email exchanges between CIA public affairs officers and Ken Dilanian, now an Associated Press intelligence reporter who previously covered the CIA for the Times, show that Dilanian enjoyed a closely collaborative relationship with the agency, explicitly promising positive news coverage and sometimes sending the press office entire story drafts for review prior to publication. In at least one instance, the CIA’s reaction appears to have led to significant changes in the story that was eventually published in the Times. [ ... EXTRACT ... FULL @ SOURCE ... ] https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/04/former-l-times-reporter-cleared-stories-cia-publication/ So the news we get is more like PR than news? If you read the article there's also debunked information re 2012 drone strike killings @ Pakistan. There's a heap of links to documents in support. Read rest @ link provided. ......................................................................... PS Finding it hard to take all of this in. Having a brain explosion.  LOL I like info in really simple terms.  Just a sketch of facts.  That's how I remember stuff. Looks like this is a mark-up for commitment to memory job, because I'm not taking much - Doh!