The major news outlets openly have former CIA agents on their staff, people who still maintain secret clearance. Sometimes these outlets are called mainstream

The major news outlets openly have former CIA agents on their staff, people who still maintain secret clearance. Sometimes these outlets are called mainstream media, or corporate media. But in this context perhaps a better name is "state approved media". The state approved media isn't concerned that this is going to come after them. However, it will help clamp down in media that isn't state approved.