Ross, MintPress, publisher of the article on the CIA that you quote here, is not a credible news organization. They have been caught spreading lies that even other far left news outlets disavowed (https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2013/09/20/retraction-and-apology-to-our-readers-for-mint-press-article-on-syria-gas-attack/)
If you are really opposed to misinformation, I think you should be more diligent about your sources. Furthermore, even this article, as flawed as it is, only said that the CIA *was* embedded in major media outlets during the Cold War.