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Copley Press is a privately held newspaper business, originally founded in Illinois, but now based in La Jolla, California. As of 2007, it publishes 2 daily, 1 weekly, and 1 bi-weekly newspaper. It was formerly the owner of KCOP Television in Los Angeles.
★ '2006 National Reporting': Copley News Service and The San Diego ''Union-Tribune'' (with notable work by Marcus Stern and Jerry Kammer), for their disclosure of bribe-taking that sent former Rep. Randy Cunningham to prison in disgrace[1][2]
Additionally, the San Diego ''Evening Tribune'', predecessor of its flagship newspaper ''Union-Tribune'', won Pulitzer Prizes in 1987 and 1979.
In the late 1970s, reports began surfacing in the American media that the Copley Press was being used as a front by the Central Intelligence Agency. Reporters Joe Trento and Dave Roman revealed that James S. Copley, who served as publisher until 1973, had cooperated with the CIA since its founding in 1947. They also reported that a subsidiary division, Copley News Service, was used in Latin America by the CIA as a front. Further, they revealed that reporters at the Copley-owned San Diego ''Union and Evening News'' spied on antiwar protesters for the FBI. At the height of these operations, at least two dozen Copley employees were simultaneously working for the CIA. James S. Copley was also involved in the CIA-funded Inter-American Press Association.[3][4][5][6]
★ Ira Clifton Copley - founder
★ James S. Copley - 1947–1973
★ Helen K. Copley - 1973–2001
★ David C. Copley - 2001 to present
★ ''The San Diego Union-Tribune'' - http://www.signonsandiego.com/
★ ''Today's Local News'' (north San Diego County) - http://www.todayslocalnews.com/
★ ''Enlace'' - http://www.mienlace.com/
★ ''The Borrego Sun''
★ Official corporate website
★ Copley News Service, Washington, DC
★ Information Clearinghouse site with details on the Copley-CIA connection
1. "U-T, Copley News win Pulitzer Prize", The San Diego ''Union-Tribune'', 2006-04-18 by Jeff McDonald
2. 2006 Pulitzer Prize National Reporting
3. http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/3682791/detail.html
4. Trento, Joseph, ''The Secret History of the CIA'', Forum Press, 2001
5. Trento, Joseph, ''Prelude to Terror—The Rogue CIA and the Legacy of America's Private Intelligence Network'', Carroll & Graf, 2005
6. Brandt, Daniel, "Journalism and the CIA: The Mighty Wurlitzer", ''NameBase NewsLine'', No. 17, April-June 1997
Copley Press logo
Copley Press is a privately held newspaper business, originally founded in Illinois, but now based in La Jolla, California. As of 2007, it publishes 2 daily, 1 weekly, and 1 bi-weekly newspaper. It was formerly the owner of KCOP Television in Los Angeles.
| Contents |
| Pulitzer Prizes |
| Former CIA front |
| Publishers |
| Newspapers Published |
| External links |
| References |
Pulitzer Prizes
★ '2006 National Reporting': Copley News Service and The San Diego ''Union-Tribune'' (with notable work by Marcus Stern and Jerry Kammer), for their disclosure of bribe-taking that sent former Rep. Randy Cunningham to prison in disgrace[1][2]
Additionally, the San Diego ''Evening Tribune'', predecessor of its flagship newspaper ''Union-Tribune'', won Pulitzer Prizes in 1987 and 1979.
Former CIA front
In the late 1970s, reports began surfacing in the American media that the Copley Press was being used as a front by the Central Intelligence Agency. Reporters Joe Trento and Dave Roman revealed that James S. Copley, who served as publisher until 1973, had cooperated with the CIA since its founding in 1947. They also reported that a subsidiary division, Copley News Service, was used in Latin America by the CIA as a front. Further, they revealed that reporters at the Copley-owned San Diego ''Union and Evening News'' spied on antiwar protesters for the FBI. At the height of these operations, at least two dozen Copley employees were simultaneously working for the CIA. James S. Copley was also involved in the CIA-funded Inter-American Press Association.[3][4][5][6]
Publishers
★ Ira Clifton Copley - founder
★ James S. Copley - 1947–1973
★ Helen K. Copley - 1973–2001
★ David C. Copley - 2001 to present
Newspapers Published
★ ''The San Diego Union-Tribune'' - http://www.signonsandiego.com/
★ ''Today's Local News'' (north San Diego County) - http://www.todayslocalnews.com/
★ ''Enlace'' - http://www.mienlace.com/
★ ''The Borrego Sun''
External links
★ Official corporate website
★ Copley News Service, Washington, DC
★ Information Clearinghouse site with details on the Copley-CIA connection
References
1. "U-T, Copley News win Pulitzer Prize", The San Diego ''Union-Tribune'', 2006-04-18 by Jeff McDonald
2. 2006 Pulitzer Prize National Reporting
3. http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/3682791/detail.html
4. Trento, Joseph, ''The Secret History of the CIA'', Forum Press, 2001
5. Trento, Joseph, ''Prelude to Terror—The Rogue CIA and the Legacy of America's Private Intelligence Network'', Carroll & Graf, 2005
6. Brandt, Daniel, "Journalism and the CIA: The Mighty Wurlitzer", ''NameBase NewsLine'', No. 17, April-June 1997
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