He was editor of Encounter magazine from 1953 to 1966, but resigned after it emerged that the Congress for Cultural Freedom, which published the magazine, was being covertly funded by the CIA.
Han var utgivare av Encounter mellan 1953 och 1966, men avgick efter att det framkom att Congress for Cultural Freedom, som var tidskriftens förläggare, i hemlighet hade finansierats av CIA.