The "thin ink line" is what has been said to divide spies from journalists., and when it comes to collecting information and developing sources, they often do much the same kind of work. Both attempt to cultivate and recruit potentially useful assets, to protect their identities, and both write reports based on what they have learned from their contacts. The principle difference is that, whereas the former hopes to have his output recognized by his editor and be published widely and prominently, the latter knows that his material will be classified and circulated only within a very limited circle.Here is the intriguing story of how journalism and spying have become inextricably linked in the 20th century. The Thin Ink Line describes the espionage activities of dozens of American, British and Soviet "media" individuals whose involvement with the CIA, Mil and KGB went beyond merely writing articles about them in the Press.
- ISBN10 0750922419
- ISBN13 9780750922418
- Publish Date 19 August 2000
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 13 May 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher The History Press Ltd
- Imprint Sutton Publishing Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 160
- Language English