John Stockwell on CIA Disinformation, Assassinations, and the U.S. Congress (1987)

In this program, a documentary is presented in which former CIA employees and other people who have written about the CIA tell of the extent of penetration of the mass media by the CIA and how the media are used by that agency to manipulate public opinion. CIA whistleblowers such as John Stockwell and David MacMichael relate how these operations actually were implemented in various covert actions in which they were involved around the world. At the conclusion of the film, John Stockwell comments on other specific instances of disinformation and compares these with the general practice of the American government, particularly in the Reagan Administration, to lie, to distort information, and to manipulate the press.