The keyword of contention here is
control. It's a
"between the cracks" oddity of a corrupt pseudo-Democratic system. There is no doubt whatsoever that the CIA lies and spins and contrives. If you don't agree then there is no reason for me to explain any further. But I am assuming that you are intelligent and honest enough to recognise "the fact" of it. So, we are left with who says what to whom. In other words, who/what is responsible for deciding that the CIA's lies are published by the Media?
THAT is who
"controls the media" but it is the CIA who
dictates what is reported, by the fact that it filters all information. And aren't the terms
control and
dictate synonymous?