By Lee Coppola
Buffalo, NY – A news article in the Iraqi press last week -- purportedly authored by an Iraqi writer -- was critical of the coverage of his country by the Western media. But it was later revealed that the article in question was prepared by the US military as part of a covert campaign to plant paid propaganda in Iraq.
Listener Commentator Lee Coppola finds this revelation troubling. Click the "listen" icon above to hear the commentary now or use your podcasting software to download it to your computer or iPod.
Coppola is dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at St. Bonaventure University. He's also a member of the WBFO advisory board.