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Tuesday, November 05, 2013

AP Editors: Obama Relies On Staged Propaganda Photos

Editors of The Associated Press condemned the White House’s refusal to give photojournalists real access to President Obama, who prefers to circulate press release-style pictures taken by his own paid photographers.
These official photographs are little more than propaganda, according to AP director of photography Santiago Lyon.

The AP has only been permitted to photograph the president in the Oval Office on two occasions. Both were during his first term. All other pictures of Obama in his office were taken by White House photographers and distributed to the press.

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2 comments:

  1. Because he always has a cigarette in his hand !

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  2. A bit late for the AP to be complaining, don't you think?

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