ABSTRACT
The relationship of the US news media and the intelligence community is beset with Inherent contradictions. As the uncovering of Information often paradoxically depends upon some prior concealment of information, the two can be seen as natural enemies, inherently working to frustrate the other's activities. Many Americans might assume initially that intelligence and press activities are entirely different. Problem is that the intelligence community and the news media are burdened by biases in their gathering of information. Problem shared by both the US news media and intelligence community is that both are regularly accused of being too salient and too powerful. There are several obvious ways in which the electronic media are different from the print media. Given the less abstemious attitudes of foreign governments on possible manipulations of their own press media, one should hardly sink into depression on the basis of foreign accusations.
