US and World Media works close to CIA

Intelligence X made it public about the connection of John (Raymond Davis) with CIA right after assassinated two Pakistani citizens.

US gives fresh details of CIA agent who killed two men in Pakistan shootout (Guardian.co.uk):

The New York Times,
Washington Post, Associated Press and other media outlets reported for the first time that Davis is a CIA employee. They said they had been aware of his status but kept it under wraps at the request of US officials who said they feared for his safety if involvement with the
spy agency was to come out. The officials claimed that he is at risk in the prison in Lahore. The officials released them from their obligation after the Guardian on Sunday reported that Davis was a CIA agent.

American Held in Pakistan Worked With C.I.A. (New York Times):
The New York Times had agreed to temporarily withhold information about Mr. Davis 's ties to the agency at the request of the Obama
administration, which argued that disclosure of his specific job would put his life at risk.
Several foreign news
organizations have disclosed some aspects of Mr. Davis 's work with the C.I.A.
On Monday, American
officials lifted their request to withhold publication.
George Little, a C.I.A.
spokesman, declined to comment specifically on the Davis matter, but said in a statement: "Our security personnel around the world act in a support role providing security for American officials. They do not
conduct foreign intelligence collection or covert operations."
Raymond Davis Is CIA
Contractor, U.S. Officials Say (ABC):
ABC News was asked by the Obama administration to withhold publication
of Davis 's affiliation with the CIA, citing fears that disclosure would jeopardize his safety. After several foreign media organizations
published parts of his background, the U.S. government rescinded its request to ABC News to embargo the information.

Arrested US official is
actually CIA contractor
(Washington Post):
The Associated Press learned about Davis working for the CIA last month, immediately after the shootings, but withheld publication of the information because it could endanger his life while he was jailed overseas, with at least some protesters there calling for his execution as a spy.

The AP had intended to report Davis ' CIA employment after he was out of harm 's way, but the story was broken Sunday by The Guardian of London. The CIA asked the AP and several other U.S. media outlets to hold their stories as the U.S. tried to improve Davis' security situation.