Tim Arango of the New York Post exposes more of the paid advertising disguised as news and opinion infecting our information system.

Major U.S. newspapers often quote Jeff Kagan - regarded as one of the most influential telecommunications analysts - but invariably leave out the fact that he is paid by many companies in the industry to offer his comments to the media.

Kagan, who according to his Web site was quoted nearly 600 times last year, has never hidden his financial relationship with the companies he covers. His Web site declares: “Kagan is a ‘fee-based’ analyst. He gives interviews, analysis and insights to the media for free, and charges everyone else.” But the publications that quote him rarely, if ever, mention the financial ties.

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