Editors of The Associated Press this week 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.
According to The Daily Caller, 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.
Previous administrations were less strict about photos,
undermining Obama’s frequent claim that he strives to run “the most transparent
administration” in history.
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