Where is FEMA?

I haven't heard alot about them since 2007 wheb they made a fake news conference about their handling of the California Wildfires.



Monday, October 29th, 2007 -- FEMA Admits It Held Fake Press Conference about California Wildfires; FEMA Staffers Posed as Journalists

On Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007, FEMA staged a fake press conference with agency staffers posing as news reporters. One FEMA staffer who pretended to be a journalist has since been promoted to become head of public affairs at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

The Department of Homeland Security acknowledged Friday, October 26th, 2007 that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, had staged a fake press conference Tuesday with agency staffers posing as news reporters. Their acknowledgement, as well as an apology from FEMA officials, followed a Washington Post report that exposed the staged event. FEMA had only given reporters 15 minutes notice for Tuesday's press conference. A toll-free telephone line allowed reporters to listen to the proceedings, but not to pose any questions.

Amy Goodman interviewed Diane Farsetta, senior researcher at the Madison, Wisconsin-based Center for Media and Democracy. She coordinates the center's "No Fake News" campaign.

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