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According to Alex Constantine ( Mockingbird: The Subversion Of The Free Press By The CIA ), in the 1950s, " some 3, 000 salaried and contract CIA employees were eventually engaged in propaganda efforts ".

Wisner was also able to restrict newspapers from reporting about certain events.

For example, the CIA plots to overthrow the governments of Iran ( see: Operation Ajax ) and Guatemala ( see: Operation PBSUCCESS ).