Media personalities like Barak Ravid, an ex-Israeli spy turned Washington journalist, play a key role in shaping media coverage that protects Israeli military actions and influences unwitting American audiences., Barak Ravid, Barak Ravid spy, Biden administration, Israel-Palestine conflict, Israeli ...
I wouldn't be surprised if Israeli assets were dedicated to keeping American political opinion on their side. It is an integral part of their foreign policy to rely on American support.
"MEDIA PERSONALITIES LIKE" is a pretty important part of that sentence that you shortened to sound conspiratorial. It would do everyone well to read the entire article rather than look at the shortest quote for a gotcha.
In April, he won the prestigious White House Press Correspondents’ Award “for overall excellence in White House coverage”
That's like the fourth paragraph. So, yes, even if you don't know him, that's very influential. The article also goes over plenty of examples across Meta, CNN, NYT, Google and many others.