Proof of a Conspiracy? Bilderberg and the Silent Media

"While Bilderberg meetings are reported in the foreign press, they are completely ignored by the U.S. media. A search of America’s leading newspapers reveals that the word Bilderberg appears very rarely, perhaps once or twice a year. When mentioned, Bilderberg is usually found in a non-news article, such as a book review or a satirical article about conspiracy theories.
Occasionally Bilderberg is mentioned in connection with an individual. The Washington Post, for example, ran a May 24 article about Richard Perle, and how he used his government position to enrich himself. The article, entitled “The Ultimate Insider,” reported: Perle joined Hollinger’s board in 1994, having met [Conrad M.] Black at an annual Bilderberg Conference, where members of the international business and foreign policy elite meet to network and discuss issues. . . .
Asked about the avoidance of Bilderberg in the U.S. press, Tucker surmised that the leading national newspapers had pressured the wire services to stop reporting on Bilderberg. Reuters, Associated Press (AP), and UPI all reported on Bilderberg in the 1960s and 70s. However, since these wire services dropped Bilderberg, most U.S. newspapers are left in the dark. Asked about the change in their coverage of Bilderberg, John Hendel, UPI’s American Desk Editor, said, “We were much larger then in terms of manpower.”
The recent UPI story on Sen. Edwards attending Bilderberg, he said, had been put together from outside news sources. Jack Stokes in AP’s Corporate Communications office said AP would report on Bilderberg “if news comes out of it.”
The Chicago Tribune, which has avoided Bilderberg for 30 years, reported in 1965 how then Rep. Gerald R. Ford (R-Mich.) had attended two Bilderberg meetings, in 1962 and 1964. Ford had been attacked for belonging to a “secret group” after he said there was no place in the Republican Party for a secret organization such as the John Birch Society.
“My district is 65 per cent Dutch ancestry,” Ford said. “Just mention that and say that Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands sponsors the meetings. I don’t care what else you write.”
The Tribune piece noted that during the 1964 campaign, the Bilderberg meetings were described as gatherings of “king makers.”