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Revision as of 06:27, 2 March 2006
Copley Press is a privately held newspaper business, originally founded in Illinois, but now based in La Jolla, California. As of 2005, it publishes 10 daily, 9 weekly, and 1 bi-weekly newspapers. It was formerly the owner of the KCOP television station.
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.
Publishers
- Ira Clifton Copley - founder
- James S. Copley - to 1973
- Helen K. Copley - 1973 to 2001
- David C. Copley - 2001 to present
Newspapers Published
- The San Diego Union-Tribune - http://www.signonsandiego.com/
- Today's Local News - http://www.todayslocalnews.com/
- Daily Breeze - http://www.dailybreeze.com/
- The State Journal-Register - http://www.sj-r.com/
- The Courier - http://www.lincolncourier.com/
- Peoria Journal Star - http://www.pjstar.com/
- The Register-Mail - http://www.register-mail.com/
- The Repository - http://www.cantonrep.com/
- The Independent - http://www.indeonline.com/
- The Times-Reporter - http://www.timesreporter.com/
External links
- Official corporate website
- Information Clearinghouse site with details on the Copley-CIA connection
- Namebase site with background on the Copley-CIA connection
References
- http://www.copleypress.com/
- http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/3682791/detail.html
- Trento, Joseph, The Secret History of the CIA, Forum Press, 2001.
- Trento, Joseph, Prelude to Terror—The Rogue CIA and the Legacy of America's Private Intelligence Network, Carroll & Graf, 2005.