Mighty Wurlitzer (media)

Mighty Wurlitzer (media)

Mighty Wurlitzer is a term used to describe the systematic, covert manipulation of the media by U.S. intelligence agencies. The name is a word picture derived from the nickname for the "Wurlitzer" pipe organ, a device that uses a central console to synchronize the playing of music by various instruments around the room.

ee also

* Operation Mockingbird

External links

* [http://www.freedomofthepress.net/journalismandtheciathemightywurlitzer.htm Journalism And The CIA: The Mighty Wurlitzer]


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