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Gary Webb was the first thing that came to my mind as well. I don't have a cite for it but my recollection is that the government worked closely with rival pape
by csdrane 11y ago
Gary Webb was the first thing that came to my mind as well. I don't have a cite for it but my recollection is that the government worked closely with rival papers to discredit both the story and Webb personally.
- hackuser 11y agoFrom The Intercept, which links to other sources: https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/25/managing-nightmare-cia-media-destruction-gary-webb/ https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/25/managing-night... (I haven't read it closely enough to say how much I believe it myself.)
- csdrane 11y agoThat's what I was thinking of.