Frances Stonor Saunders, who chronicled CIA propaganda, dies at 60

Writer Frances Stonor Saunders has died at 60.

Her 1999 book described the CIA’s secret backing of cultural projects during the Cold War.

The projects aimed to turn Western European public opinion against Communism.

The CIA is a spy agency, and the book focused on its efforts to shape views through culture.

Saunders documented a covert use of culture for political influence.

The account covers the agency’s activities during the Cold War.