FEMA Stocked Press Briefing With Agency Shills

By Ross Gelbspan

onNov 9, 2007 @ 07:58 PST

An internal investigation into a fake news conference staged by the Federal Emergency Management Agency during last month’s California wildfires found that the agency’s press secretary directed aides to pose as reporters, secretly coached them during the briefing and ended the event after a final, scripted question was asked, according to a senior FEMA official.

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