Udo Ulfkotte
This came out a few years ago regarding a reporter discussing the CIA's influence in the media. Been posted before, but I think it should be bookmarked.
This issue needs to be addressed FIRST before there can be any improvement made in the media. I don't see that happening. In fact, the WH press corps is a prime example. Why isn't this handled directly by POTUS for the American public to see? Until this happens I will remain suspicious about "The Plan."
'What is insidious, as Ulfkotte confesses, is that typically, intelligence agencies use “unofficial covers”—people working for the agency but not actually on its payroll as agents. It is a broad, loose network of “friends,” doing one another favors. Many are lead journalists from numerous countries. This informality provides plausible deniability for both sides, but it means an “unofficial cover,” as Ulfkotte became, is on his own if captured.'
https://americanfreepress.net/perpetual-war-and-the-global-media-psyop/
https://russia-insider.com/en/germany_politics_media_watch/2014/10/22/11-02-40am/our_exclusive_interview_german_editor_turned_cia
You can find several more examples still on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/VvoOhr4UjD8
https://youtu.be/sfGxQdc0Kg8
https://youtu.be/xAE2PFsTjjw