Project Mockingbird

This article is about the CIA wire tapping operation. For the alleged CIA program to influence the press, see Operation Mockingbird. For an overview of CIA influence on the media, see CIA influence on public opinion.

Project Mockingbird was a wiretapping operation initiated by United States President John F. Kennedy to identify the sources of government leaks by eavesdropping on the communications of journalists.[1][2]

  1. ^ Mitchell, Greg (October 18, 2016). "Before Nixon: When JFK tapped the phone of a New York Times reporter". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Baranetsky, D. Victoria (September 19, 2018). "Data Journalism and the Law". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved June 1, 2020.