In 1948 CIA leadership believed it was necessary for the American people to have the proper information to so they would see things the right way. (the CIAs way) So the began by bringing in Philip Graham from the Washington Post to bring in others in the journalism field.

In 1951 Allan Dulles recruited Cord Meyer who would become the primary operative of the program. Some of the best known and respected journalists and opinion makers were drawn into program. They included the likes of Walter Winchell, Walter Lippman, Drew Pearson and Ben Bradlee.

It is highly unlikely any would admit to being a mouthpiece for the CIA, yet they did what they believed was their duty for their country. Many were true believers, but they still needed guidance.  The were very effective in spreading official tale of Lee Oswald as the lone assassin... then later, in building acceptance for the conclusions of the Warren Commission.  They followed this up by having the press do there best to make Jim Garrison look like another lone nut.

The CIA’s Shaping of US history, Operation Mockingbird : Some Unpopular History of the United States
by Richard L. McManus

This is a book about the lame stream media broadcasting and censoring the news the CIA assumes is politically correct.

Project Northwoods, Operation Mockingbird And The Assassination Of JFK – MLK And RFK: An Investigative Report
by Ralph Thomas 

Project Northwoods was a plan to stage fake attacks in the United States and make it look like Cuba did it in order to get into a war. Operation Mockingbird was an operation set up by the CIA to obtain assets in and control what was said in the news media. This investigation contains details of these two operations that had an influence on what was going on pertaining to the John F. Kennedy Assassination, the Martin Luther King Assassination, The Malcolm X Assassination and the Robert F. Kennedy Assassination. All four of these assassinations had been the result of a conspiracy. Note: This material is an excerpted from the investigative report known as JFK: Beyond A Question Of Conspiracy. The Investigative Report JFK: Beyond A Question Of Conspiracy is over 1,900 pages long.