FEMA Staffers Posed As Reporters at Press Briefing: It appears the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has found the answer to nosey reporters in the two years since Hurricane Katrina: have a press conference and have your own people ask the questions.
According to columnist Al Kamen in The Washington Post, a FEMA press briefing in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday related to the California wildfires included several limitations that made press involvement difficult.
FEMA Stages Press Conference: Staff Pose As Journalists And Ask ‘Softball’ Questions
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