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This 21-page typed document discusses the impact of the FBI's counterintelligence program (COINTELPRO) on the media and its violations of constitutional rights. It reveals how journalists were fed misinformation by the FBI and details how some journalists willingly worked with the FBI in order to receive tips, knowing that they were participating in counter-intelligence programs. The paper highlights various targets of the program such as the communist party, black nationalist organizations, New Left groups, anti-war groups and college students. It describes how newspapers and television pushed the FBI's narrative and the various methods used to discredit and harass activists.
Publication Date
12-1-1979
Document Type
Report
City
Washington, D.C.
Keywords
FBI, COINTELPRO, media, counterintelligence, journalists, television stations
Language
English
Disciplines
Indigenous Studies | Native American Studies | Political History | Social History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Berlet, Chip, "The FBI and the Media" (1979). American Indian Movement and Activism. 54.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/john_thomas_aim/54
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This item is made available as part of the Welcome Home Project for educational purposes only. It is not to be distributed for commercial use.
Identifier
Box 5, Folder 3, Item C
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