FAKE NEWS WEEK: Truth, War Propaganda, CIA and Media Manipulation In response to the establishment media s contrived  fake news  crisis designed to marginalise independent and alternative media sources of news and analysis, 21WIRE is running its own #FakeNewsWeek campaign, where each day our editorial team at 21st Century Wire will feature media critiques and analysis of mainstream corporate media coverage of current events   exposing the government and the mainstream media as the real purveyors of  fake news  throughout modern history The Centre for Research on GlobalizationNever before has it been so important to have independent, honest voices and sources of information. We are   as a society   inundated and overwhelmed with a flood of information from a wide array of sources, but these sources of information, by and large, serve the powerful interests and individuals that own them. The main sources of information, for both public and official consumption, include the mainstream media, alternative media, academia and think tanks.The mainstream media is the most obvious in its inherent bias and manipulation. The mainstream media is owned directly by large multinational corporations, and through their boards of directors are connected with a plethora of other major global corporations and elite interests. An example of these connections can be seen through the board of Time Warner.Time Warner owns Time Magazine, HBO, Warner Bros., and CNN, among many others. The board of directors includes individuals past or presently affiliated with: the Council on Foreign Relations, the IMF, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Warburg Pincus, Phillip Morris, and AMR Corporation, among many others.Two of the most  esteemed  sources of news in the U.S. are the New York Times (referred to as  the paper of record ) and the Washington Post. The New York Times has on its board people who are past or presently affiliated with: Schering-Plough International (pharmaceuticals), the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Chevron Corporation, Wesco Financial Corporation, Kohlberg & Company, The Charles Schwab Corporation, eBay Inc., Xerox, IBM, Ford Motor Company, Eli Lilly & Company, among others. Hardly a bastion of impartiality.And the same could be said for The Washington Post, which has on its board: Lee Bollinger, the President of Columbia University and former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and individuals associated with (past or presently): the Coca-Cola Company, New York University, Conservation International, the Council on Foreign Relations, Xerox, Catalyst, Johnson & Johnson, Target Corporation, RAND Corporation, General Motors, and the Business Council, among others.It is also important to address how the mainstream media is intertwined, often covertly and secretly, with the government. Carl Bernstein, one of the two Washington Post reporters who covered the Watergate scandal, revealed that there were over 400 American journalists who had  secretly carried out assignments for the Central Intelligence Agency. Interestingly,  the use of journalists has been among the most productive means of intelligence-gathering employed by the CIA.  Among organizations which cooperated with the CIA were the  American Broadcasting Company, the National Broadcasting Company, the Associated Press, United Press International, Reuters, Hearst Newspapers, Scripps-Howard, Newsweek magazine, the Mutual Broadcasting System, the Miami Herald and the old Saturday Evening Post and New York Herald-Tribune. By far the most valuable of these associations, according to CIA officials, have been with the New York Times, CBS and Time Inc. The CIA even ran a training program  to teach its agents to be journalists,  who were  then placed in major news organizations with help from management. These types of relationships have continued in the decades since, although perhaps more covertly and quietly than before. For example, it was revealed in 2000 that during the NATO bombing of Kosovo,  several officers from the US Army s 4th Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) Group at Ft. Bragg worked in the news division at CNN s Atlanta headquarters.  This same Army Psyop outfit had  planted stories in the U.S. media supporting the Reagan Administration s Central America policies,  which was described by the Miami Herald as a  vast psychological warfare operation of the kind the military conducts to influence a population in enemy territory.  These Army PSYOP officers also worked at National Public Radio (NPR) at the same time. The US military has, in fact, had a strong relationship with CNN.In 2008, it was reported that the Pentagon ran a major propaganda campaign by using retired Generals and former Pentagon officials to present a good picture of the administration s war-time policies. The program started in the lead-up to the Iraq War in 2003 and continued into 2009. These officials, presented as  military analysts , regurgitate government talking points and often sit on the boards of military contractors, thus having a vested interest in the subjects they are brought on to  analyze. In 2013, Public Accountability reported:During the public debate around the question of whether to attack Syria, Stephen Hadley, former national security adviser to George W. Bush, made a series of high-profile media appearances. Hadley argued strenuously for military intervention in appearances on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and Bloomberg TV, and authored a Washington Post op-ed headlined To stop Iran, Obama must enforce red lines with Assad. In each case, Hadley s audience was not informed that he serves as a director of Raytheon, the weapons manufacturer that makes the Tomahawk cruise missiles that were widely cited as a weapon of choice in a potential strike against Syria. Hadley earns $128,500 in annual cash compensation from the company and chairs its public affairs committee. He also owns 11,477 shares of Raytheon stock, which traded at all-time highs during the Syria debate ($77.65 on August 23, making Hadley s share s worth $891,189). Despite this financial stake, Hadley was presented to his audience as an experienced, independent national security expert.The major philanthropic foundations in the United States have often used their enormous wealth to co-opt voices of dissent and movements of resistance into channels that are safe for the powers that be. As McGeorge Bundy, former President of the Ford Foundation once said,  Everything the Foundation does is to make the world safe for Capitalism. Examples of this include philanthropies like the Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation providing immense financial and organizational support to Non-Governmental Organizations. Furthermore, the alternative media are often funded by these same foundations, which has the effect of influencing the direction of coverage as well as the stifling of critical analysis Learn more about the Centre for Research on Globalization and the work of its founder and editor, Professor Michel Chossudovsky, as well how to donate to them at Global Research.ca. The original version of this article was published at Global Research in March 2011. READ MORE ABOUT MSM FAKE NEWS AT: FAKE NEWS WEEKSUPPORT 21WIRE  SUBSCRIBE & BECOME A MEMBER @ 21WIRE.TVUS_News
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board time warner owns time magazine hbo warner cnn among many others the board directors includes individuals past presently affiliated council foreign relations imf rockefeller brothers fund hamburg pieces phillip morris amr corporation among many esteemed sources news new york times referred paper record washington post the new york times board people past presently affiliated international pharmaceuticals john catherine macarthur foundation chevron corporation west financial corporation kohlberg company the charles schwab corporation ebay zero ibm ford motor company eli silly company among others hardly bastion could said the washington post board lee bollinger president columbia university former chairman federal reserve bank new york individuals associated past presently company new york university conservation international council foreign relations zero catalyst johnson johnson target corporation rand corporation general motors business council among also important address mainstream media intertwined often covertly secretly government carl einstein one two washington post reporters covered watergate scandal revealed american journalists secretly carried assignments central intelligence agency interesting use journalists among productive means employed cia among organizations cooperated cia american broadcasting company national broadcasting company associated press united press international reuters heart newspapers newsweek magazine mutual broadcasting system miami herald old saturday evening post new york by far valuable associations according cia officials new york times cbs time inc the cia even ran training program teach agents journalists placed major news organizations help management these types relationships continued decades since although perhaps covertly quietly for example revealed nato bombing kosovo several officers us army psychological operations stops group bring worked news division cnn atlanta headquarters this army pop outfit planted stories media supporting reagan administration central america policies described miami herald vast psychological warfare operation kind military conducts influence population enemy territory these army pop officers also worked national public radio npr time the us military fact strong relationship reported pentagon ran major propaganda campaign using retired generals former pentagon officials present good picture administration policies the program started iraq war continued these officials presented military analysts regurgitate government talking points often sit boards military contractors thus vested interest subjects brought analyze in public accountability reported during public debate around question whether attack syria stephen harley former national security adviser george bush made series media appearances harley argued strenuous military intervention appearances cnn msnbc fox news bloomberg tv authored washington post headlined to stop iran obama must enforce red lines assad in case harley audience informed serves director pantheon weapons manufacturer makes tomahawk cruise missiles widely cited weapon choice potential strike syria harley earns annual cash compensation company chairs public affairs committee he also owns shares pantheon stock traded highs syria debate august making harley share worth despite financial stake harley presented audience experienced independent national security major philanthropic foundations united states often used enormous wealth voices dissent movements resistance channels safe powers as george buddy former president ford foundation said everything foundation make world safe capitalism examples include philanthropist like rockefeller foundation ford foundation john catherine macarthur foundation providing immense financial organizational support organizations furthermore alternative media often funded foundations effect influencing direction coverage well stirling critical analysis learn centre research 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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: FAKE NEWS WEEK: Truth, War Propaganda, CIA and Media Manipulation In response to the establishment media s contrived  fake news  crisis designed to marginalise independent and alternative media sources of news and analysis, 21WIRE is running its own #FakeNewsWeek campaign, where each day our editorial team at 21st Century Wire will feature media critiques and analysis of mainstream corporate media coverage of current events   exposing the government and the mainstream media as the real purveyors of  fake news  throughout modern history The Centre for Research on GlobalizationNever before has it been so important to have independent, honest voices and sources of information. We are   as a society   inundated and overwhelmed with a flood of information from a wide array of sources, but these sources of information, by and large, serve the powerful interests and individuals that own them. The main sources of information, for both public and official consumption, include the mainstream media, alternative media, academia and think tanks.The mainstream media is the most obvious in its inherent bias and manipulation. The mainstream media is owned directly by large multinational corporations, and through their boards of directors are connected with a plethora of other major global corporations and elite interests. An example of these connections can be seen through the board of Time Warner.Time Warner owns Time Magazine, HBO, Warner Bros., and CNN, among many others. The board of directors includes individuals past or presently affiliated with: the Council on Foreign Relations, the IMF, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Warburg Pincus, Phillip Morris, and AMR Corporation, among many others.Two of the most  esteemed  sources of news in the U.S. are the New York Times (referred to as  the paper of record ) and the Washington Post. The New York Times has on its board people who are past or presently affiliated with: Schering-Plough International (pharmaceuticals), the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Chevron Corporation, Wesco Financial Corporation, Kohlberg & Company, The Charles Schwab Corporation, eBay Inc., Xerox, IBM, Ford Motor Company, Eli Lilly & Company, among others. Hardly a bastion of impartiality.And the same could be said for The Washington Post, which has on its board: Lee Bollinger, the President of Columbia University and former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and individuals associated with (past or presently): the Coca-Cola Company, New York University, Conservation International, the Council on Foreign Relations, Xerox, Catalyst, Johnson & Johnson, Target Corporation, RAND Corporation, General Motors, and the Business Council, among others.It is also important to address how the mainstream media is intertwined, often covertly and secretly, with the government. Carl Bernstein, one of the two Washington Post reporters who covered the Watergate scandal, revealed that there were over 400 American journalists who had  secretly carried out assignments for the Central Intelligence Agency. Interestingly,  the use of journalists has been among the most productive means of intelligence-gathering employed by the CIA.  Among organizations which cooperated with the CIA were the  American Broadcasting Company, the National Broadcasting Company, the Associated Press, United Press International, Reuters, Hearst Newspapers, Scripps-Howard, Newsweek magazine, the Mutual Broadcasting System, the Miami Herald and the old Saturday Evening Post and New York Herald-Tribune. By far the most valuable of these associations, according to CIA officials, have been with the New York Times, CBS and Time Inc. The CIA even ran a training program  to teach its agents to be journalists,  who were  then placed in major news organizations with help from management. These types of relationships have continued in the decades since, although perhaps more covertly and quietly than before. For example, it was revealed in 2000 that during the NATO bombing of Kosovo,  several officers from the US Army s 4th Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) Group at Ft. Bragg worked in the news division at CNN s Atlanta headquarters.  This same Army Psyop outfit had  planted stories in the U.S. media supporting the Reagan Administration s Central America policies,  which was described by the Miami Herald as a  vast psychological warfare operation of the kind the military conducts to influence a population in enemy territory.  These Army PSYOP officers also worked at National Public Radio (NPR) at the same time. The US military has, in fact, had a strong relationship with CNN.In 2008, it was reported that the Pentagon ran a major propaganda campaign by using retired Generals and former Pentagon officials to present a good picture of the administration s war-time policies. The program started in the lead-up to the Iraq War in 2003 and continued into 2009. These officials, presented as  military analysts , regurgitate government talking points and often sit on the boards of military contractors, thus having a vested interest in the subjects they are brought on to  analyze. In 2013, Public Accountability reported:During the public debate around the question of whether to attack Syria, Stephen Hadley, former national security adviser to George W. Bush, made a series of high-profile media appearances. Hadley argued strenuously for military intervention in appearances on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and Bloomberg TV, and authored a Washington Post op-ed headlined To stop Iran, Obama must enforce red lines with Assad. In each case, Hadley s audience was not informed that he serves as a director of Raytheon, the weapons manufacturer that makes the Tomahawk cruise missiles that were widely cited as a weapon of choice in a potential strike against Syria. Hadley earns $128,500 in annual cash compensation from the company and chairs its public affairs committee. He also owns 11,477 shares of Raytheon stock, which traded at all-time highs during the Syria debate ($77.65 on August 23, making Hadley s share s worth $891,189). Despite this financial stake, Hadley was presented to his audience as an experienced, independent national security expert.The major philanthropic foundations in the United States have often used their enormous wealth to co-opt voices of dissent and movements of resistance into channels that are safe for the powers that be. As McGeorge Bundy, former President of the Ford Foundation once said,  Everything the Foundation does is to make the world safe for Capitalism. Examples of this include philanthropies like the Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation providing immense financial and organizational support to Non-Governmental Organizations. Furthermore, the alternative media are often funded by these same foundations, which has the effect of influencing the direction of coverage as well as the stifling of critical analysis Learn more about the Centre for Research on Globalization and the work of its founder and editor, Professor Michel Chossudovsky, as well how to donate to them at Global Research.ca. The original version of this article was published at Global Research in March 2011. READ MORE ABOUT MSM FAKE NEWS AT: FAKE NEWS WEEKSUPPORT 21WIRE  SUBSCRIBE & BECOME A MEMBER @ 21WIRE.TVUS_News
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: fake news week truth war propaganda cia media manipulation in response establishment media contrived fake news crisis designed marginalized independent alternative media sources news analysis running fakenewsweek campaign day editorial team century wire feature media critiques analysis mainstream corporate media coverage current events exposing government mainstream media real surveyors fake news throughout modern history the centre research globalizationnever important independent honest voices sources information we society inundated overwhelmed flood information wide array sources sources information large serve powerful interests individuals the main sources information public official consumption include mainstream media alternative media academia think mainstream media obvious inherent bias manipulation the mainstream media owned directly large multinational corporations boards directors connected plethora major global corporations elite interests an example connections seen board time warner owns time magazine hbo warner cnn among many others the board directors includes individuals past presently affiliated council foreign relations imf rockefeller brothers fund hamburg pieces phillip morris amr corporation among many esteemed sources news new york times referred paper record washington post the new york times board people past presently affiliated international pharmaceuticals john catherine macarthur foundation chevron corporation west financial corporation kohlberg company the charles schwab corporation ebay zero ibm ford motor company eli silly company among others hardly bastion could said the washington post board lee bollinger president columbia university former chairman federal reserve bank new york individuals associated past presently company new york university conservation international council foreign relations zero catalyst johnson johnson target corporation rand corporation general motors business council among also important address mainstream media intertwined often covertly secretly government carl einstein one two washington post reporters covered watergate scandal revealed american journalists secretly carried assignments central intelligence agency interesting use journalists among productive means employed cia among organizations cooperated cia american broadcasting company national broadcasting company associated press united press international reuters heart newspapers newsweek magazine mutual broadcasting system miami herald old saturday evening post new york by far valuable associations according cia officials new york times cbs time inc the cia even ran training program teach agents journalists placed major news organizations help management these types relationships continued decades since although perhaps covertly quietly for example revealed nato bombing kosovo several officers us army psychological operations stops group bring worked news division cnn atlanta headquarters this army pop outfit planted stories media supporting reagan administration central america policies described miami herald vast psychological warfare operation kind military conducts influence population enemy territory these army pop officers also worked national public radio npr time the us military fact strong relationship reported pentagon ran major propaganda campaign using retired generals former pentagon officials present good picture administration policies the program started iraq war continued these officials presented military analysts regurgitate government talking points often sit boards military contractors thus vested interest subjects brought analyze in public accountability reported during public debate around question whether attack syria stephen harley former national security adviser george bush made series media appearances harley argued strenuous military intervention appearances cnn msnbc fox news bloomberg tv authored washington post headlined to stop iran obama must enforce red lines assad in case harley audience informed serves director pantheon weapons manufacturer makes tomahawk cruise missiles widely cited weapon choice potential strike syria harley earns annual cash compensation company chairs public affairs committee he also owns shares pantheon stock traded highs syria debate august making harley share worth despite financial stake harley presented audience experienced independent national security major philanthropic foundations united states often used enormous wealth voices dissent movements resistance channels safe powers as george buddy former president ford foundation said everything foundation make world safe capitalism examples include philanthropist like rockefeller foundation ford foundation john catherine macarthur foundation providing immense financial organizational support organizations furthermore alternative media often funded foundations effect influencing direction coverage well stirling critical analysis learn centre research globalization work founder editor professor michel chossudovsky well donate global the original version article published global research march read more about mm fake news at fake news weeksupport subscribe become a member