Ethical? Reuters, AP Photojournalists Describe Staging of Iconic Obama Picture
- Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:45pm by
Emily Esfahani Smith
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According to a story from the Poynter Institute, the iconic image of Obama telling the nation about the death of Osama bin Laden was staged.
From Reuters’ White House photographer Jason Reed:
As President Obama continued his nine-minute address in front of just one main network camera, the photographers were held outside the room by staff and asked to remain completely silent. Once Obama was off the air, we were escorted in front of that teleprompter and the President then re-enacted the walk-out and first 30 seconds of the statement for us.
The Poynter Institute reports further:
That means the photograph that appeared in many newspapers Monday morning of Obama speaking may have been the staged shot, captured after the president spoke. This type of staging has been going on for decades.
John Harrington, president of the White House News Photographers Association, tells me that the Obama Administration has used this technique before and they are not the first.
“I am aware of it happening in previous administrations. I believe Bush 41 [George H.W. Bush] did it too,” Harrington says. “The times where I have known of it happening before is when the president is in the Oval Office and you are working in a very tight space.”
Other photographers who work at the White House told Poynter.org that since the Reagan era (and possibly before) it has been the standard operating procedure that during a live presidential address, still cameras are not allowed to photograph the actual event.
“AP understands why the still photographers are not allowed into the live address area and the captions disclose that these are re-enactment situations as well,” says David Ake, the Associated Press’ assistant bureau chief for photos in Washington.
Because of the noise from the camera shutters and the placement of the teleprompter, “we are not able to photograph those events.”
Senior AP Staff Photographer Pablo Martinez Monsivais was called in from vacation on Sunday to cover the White House announcement.
“There is nothing that we do as photojournalists that is unethical” about this, he says. “We fully disclose in our captions that this is a re-enactment, after the live announcement. We put that in.”
AP
“The statement for the photographers took place two to three minutes after the live speech and it happened very quickly — extremely fast — with each photographer rotating into the center position.”
Read the full story here.
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Comments (232)
sbenard
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:33pmHe’s a phoney from the beginning. But we already knew that!
Report Post »nomercy63
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:32pmPhony liar trying to fool everyone in America with a fake story. The BC story ain’t nothing compared to what your going to get nailed with now. Americans pissed off is not a good thing Barry.
Report Post »saviorammo
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:29pmWTF. Of course. It‘s all a freak’n show!
Don’t leave out lunar landing!
The only thing real about the Jacka$$ is that he is a Traitor and hates America! Tired of this piece of crap and all his evil minions.
God will be here soon and I can’t wait to see how his teleprompter addresses that audience.
Report Post »mtnclimberjim
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:28pmI shot some rock chucks with my hmr17 today. 150yds no problem
Report Post »cloudsofwar
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 7:42amI rather hear about your hunting skill that anything about BO. I’m sick of BO. this C in C knows how to use a smokescreen. spending leads to more debt, more debt leads to TRANSFORMATION.
Report Post »Beatrice
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:25pmIs there anything real or genuine about this President? OR this Administration??
Report Post »clinker
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:20pmObama speech, take 2…..
I wonder when take 3, 4, 5, 6 7, etc are going to be released?
Report Post »Evileye
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:19pmlatest testimonial from the plant of the apes.
Report Post »Like the orangutan professor always in denial
dizzyinthedark
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:19pmYou know, when his bags are packed and he walks out that door in 2012, and up the stairs of the chopper for the last flight outta there. I want to see the painting of him and Chewbacca tossed onto the White House lawn!
Report Post »AOL_REFUGEE
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 8:25pmLol!
Report Post »ozzie
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:02pmHow is this not unethical? It’s not hollywood….if the bumblesmurf in office can’t think with camera noise then how can he handle the pressure of any situation that he may expect to encounter. It’s ridiculous. I had no idea any president staged for fake pictures of speech. If it’s not a real picture of the event/speech, then it’s propaganda or lies— I guess it’s expected these days.
Report Post »quicker
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:01pmMaybe if he releases the pictures it`ll make the mussie so mad they`ll quit hiding and come out where our soldiers can give them that special burial at sea.I`m so tired of these ROEs.It just gets good soldiers killed
Report Post »Ducky 1
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:01pmHow do we know what is real and what is a lie????
Report Post »obama-mecca-me-sick
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:20pmNothing is real and he’s only lying when his lips are moving.
Report Post »dusko
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:59pmThere is nothing real about this guy
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:11pmThere is nothing real about this guy
Report Post »—————
His lies are real
cloudsofwar
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:57pmi’m tired of hearing about OBL,TIME TO MOVE ON. unpayable debt = transformation. BO must GO.
Report Post »needanotherReagan
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:57pmIs anything done by this puppet not staged?
Report Post »jamesd1234
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:56pmWhat a dope. He’s very Chance Gardner like. He’s like a trained mon.. circus animal he can just do little tricks on command, in this case it’s, read off the teleprompter. Does he really understand what he’s reading? Talking to millions or just a few photographers, it’s all the same to him, he‘ll robotically read what’s written for him. That photo should be titled ‘The Empty Suit’.
Report Post »EQUALIZER
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:56pmThe whole damn presidency is staged. Barry the BAMBOOZLER
Report Post »eat-more-bacon-USA
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:55pmBarry is the un-President and a mere shell of a man.
Report Post »AmbroseTurdside
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:55pmWhat? No halo?
Report Post »chris3
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 11:20pmremember reach!
Report Post »chris3
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 11:24pmcortez sends her love
Report Post »LadyIzShy
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:54pmsorry i dont care we all know how FAKE everything with BHO is anyway.. What I am interested in is if the chain of command was broken on this mission and did BHO put it off for political reasons?
Report Post »momprayn
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:11pmDon’t know if you saw the post of the site that a blogger on here posted, but check it out if you haven’t yet:
Report Post »http://socyberty.com/issues/white-house-insider-obama-hesitated-panetta-issued-order-to-kill-osama-bin-laden/
I was flabbergasted & posted a summary about it – urging everyone to check it out. I have no idea if it’s credible, but if true, it’s humongous news, to say the least. But we know how things are made up all the time. It said that indeed, that was the case. Obama refused to make the decision – listened to Valerie Jarrett, who was totally against it so Panetta did anyway w/backing of Hillary,
Gates, etc. Sounds more like Obama to me. He is not a decisive and courageous person. I‘m praying it’ll all come out if true……goodbye Obama – ?!
honestinjun
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 10:04pmOr did it even happen.Something is not right here again. too dam many questions and absolutely no answers.What the hell is going on here, everything this ******* does is a fake.Now he will not release any pictures of Osama bin Ladin when he was killed. WHY? What the hell is this but plug hiding.Besides the truth.I think we have the right to know.It appears Obumdo is deliberately setting up another conspiracy.I think the moron enjoys it.Any way you look at it there are way too many spooky things surrounding obumdo
Report Post »and he is totally untrustworthy.
Showtime
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:53pmI couldn’t get to the actual article from the link, but I found it. The Blaze got more info than I did from the story’s origin.
Report Post »NC
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:51pmI’m sure snow is snooping around The Blaze somewhere and will be here shortly.
NC (not seeing the newsworthiness of this so he will snoop around The Blaze himself)
Report Post »AOL_REFUGEE
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:51pmWhat are we living in, Stalinist Russia?
Report Post »obama-mecca-me-sick
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:18pmAlmost. Give it another few months and the answer is YES.
Report Post »CanteenBoy
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:48pmMore smoke and mirrors from this president.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 8:11pmTrue.
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:48pmAnd…..
Report Post »101
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 8:30pmTake 13, ok that’s a wrap…add ending here (click below)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3mu9MZYSqw&feature=related
Report Post »leftcoastslut
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 8:48pmPresident Obama, you are not only a disgrace to our country, you are a disgrace to the black community. they were so excited to actually vote for a black president and look what you are, merely a mouth piece for the socialists, you are a token for the socialists. sad.. there is no distripution of wealth for the blacks, they are merely a non essential for you. you have done nothing and they will continue to have nothing, you have not made any CHANGE… only empty promises
Report Post »Mainer forever
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 8:49pm@101…that was pretty funny!!
Report Post »EP46
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 5:00amand……is it just me, or do all these closeups of the Puppet and Holder show more Arab features than African? All these people UBL, etc, just seem to look sooooo much alike.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 9:36amDon‘t believe anything that isn’t backed up with proof. Watch the other hand. The games that are played against America by our own leaders is immoral.
Report Post »calijohn
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:47pmgee – i beat snow?
Report Post »Obeckian1984
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:52pmeverything is staged
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:54pmLooks like you beat everybody!
Gratz!
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:54pm“I am aware of it happening in previous administrations. I believe Bush 41 [George H.W. Bush] did it too,”
Report Post »—————
bbbbbbut buuuut but Hussein is soooo much better than those Bushes, and he is awsome and so intelligent and genius and a grrrrreat orator and he even has a Nobel Prize and hope and change and ….why did he have to do what those mortal fools did ?
CultureWarriors
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:56pmNo soul, no core values, just the endless quest for power. A total fraud.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:56pmSo is that why Obama is always “posed” so Christ-like?
Give me a break .. I doubt that they used as much “care” with GW – looking back at his photos I believe would prove my point.
Report Post »CultureWarriors
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:57pmI should add nice ears too. Big ole’ dumbo ears!
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:58pm@cheezwhiz
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:54pm
“I am aware of it happening in previous administrations. I believe Bush 41 [George H.W. Bush] did it too,”
—————
bbbbbbut buuuut but Hussein is soooo much better than those Bushes, and he is awsome and so intelligent and genius and a grrrrreat orator and he even has a Nobel Prize and hope and change and ….why did he have to do what those mortal fools did ?
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I can’t answer that, CHEEZ.
For those who would “try to straighten out your thinking,” let me issue a sarcasm hazard! (BTW, I love the way you think!)
Report Post »pugsly84
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:59pmOdumbo is a clown! Impeach the COOTUS
Report Post »Obeckian1984
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:01pmObama’s election was staged
Report Post »Gulf of Ton-kin was staged
911 was staged
raid on WACO was staged
23 trillion in debt was staged.
Sonny Bono’s skiing accident was staged
Ron Brown’s plane crash was staged
Vince Foster’s suicide was staged
the DC madam’s suicide was staged
JFK assassination was staged
Barry Coopers Murder was staged
Oklahoma city bombing was staged
banker bail out was staged
claim that Bin Laden was killed may 1st was staged.
mill
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:02pmGood grief, you get the only spot here to state your opinion that everyone gets to somehow, somewhere down the line respond to because of this blog is set up, and you’re worried about snow???? staged life???
Report Post »Finch88
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:04pmIt makes sense if you think about it.
http://politicalbowl.com – Political Videos
Report Post »IAMNOTKNOWING
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:21pmTakes the prize for the biggest PHONY living.
On EVERYTHING.
Report Post »BetterDays
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:35pm@Calijohn
Report Post »And your First wasn’t staged, contests dude!
pajamash
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:36pmIt is a very scary thing when our government is so chaotic that someone like Sinista Mace starts sounding plausible!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:36pm(Sarcasm:
“Staged? Say it isn’t so…say it isnt’ so!!! Oh God no I must now go and drown my sorrows in that three tiered, chocolate fudge cake with the frosting of fatty chocolate mix with the marshmellows and hot chocolate sugar glazing all over it….sianara world….for the next couple of days…”
By the way Calijohn, what is the big deal of beating me?
Report Post »Kurty C Wipe
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:45pmI got to go with 72.5% of what Obeckian1984 stated. The ponzi is about over!
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:52pmCali
That’s the first time I can agree with you. Most informative. Your facts were impeccable.
Report Post »Anybody but “Whats his name” 2012
hauschild
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:57pmIt’s not surprising. After all, his entire life has been staged. The dude‘s about as fake a man as you’ll ever find.
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 8:01pmIf that pic was staged then somebody needs fired Obama looks like he’s
Report Post »getting ready to kiss somebody ass….
restorehope
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 8:42pmWonder what he would do if he ever had to speak live and without a prepared speech on a teleprompter? Ayres helped write his book…..others write his speeches…..so what else is new? This staged phot-op is just one more bit of astroturf from an astroturf pro.
Report Post »AOL_REFUGEE
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 8:44pm“Iconic”? Sure. If your looking for a phallic icon.
Report Post »HumbleMan
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 8:45pmLincoln said that (paraphrasing) after 40, you have the face you deserve. Well … forgive me, but I see something in this man’s face that is unsettling (staged or not). It’s not racism on my part … though the trolls will say it is … but I see something not wholesome. It’s sad, because I respect the office he holds. I do not respect what he’s done. I think his face bears the signs of his lack of integrity.
Report Post »Mainer forever
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 8:52pmCan I just say I can not stand Oblahhh-Blahhh!!! He is such a liar. Can’t trust a WORD that comes out of his……errrr..That he reads off his teleprompter!!!
Report Post »drphil69
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 8:56pmObeckian1984 –
You forgot the other things that were staged:
Report Post »lunar landing
WW2
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
and of course, THE BIG BANG! (which was staged to confuse libs on the existence of God!)
Timekeeper
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 9:04pmYes – everything is staged – Watch what the other hand is doing….
Report Post »home_of_the_brave
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 9:28pmDoes this surprise anyone? Staged and faked pretty much sum up his administration!
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 9:28pmStaged like the puppet he is….Who pulled his strings???
Report Post »jzs
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 9:36pmUh, do you guys read the articles? AP says, ““AP understands why the still photographers are not allowed into the live address area and the captions disclose that these are re-enactment situations as well,” says David Ake, the Associated Press’ assistant bureau chief for photos in Washington.
Because of the noise from the camera shutters and the placement of the teleprompter, “we are not able to photograph those events.”
Oops, they say President Obama used a telepromter. Bush never used a teleprompter, except when he was giving a speach in public that is.
Report Post »snidley-whiplash
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 9:39pmIt happened like this:
Report Post »OBL sitting in his upstairs bedroom reading the Koran. He summons his wife, mistress and asks if they are going deaf. They question his motive and he reply’s…………………is that a friggin noiseless Blackhawk that just landed in my yard or it must have been a noiseless flying saucer.
The real reason I ask, I need that section in the Koran that instructs me on what to do before I see my 72 virgins. Before they kill me; you stand in front of me so they kill you first.
All the while this is beamed back to Washington via space age wireless television. And there the conversation is; remember, this did not happen. How do we inform the public dummies……..I know, HE SLEEPS WITH FISHES, they will take the bait hook line and sinker I mean sink him. Oh what the hell they will never know about body double.
POTUS ,”No I will not release any photos, we must protect the moooslims.
THE END
My Sacred Honor
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 9:59pmAlthough I understand that camera flashes and a stirring, writhing camera-crowd would be distracting while trying to read a telepromter, this wouldn’t be a problem with either Herman Cain or Col. Allen West.
Report Post »Either of them can deliver a 15 minute + speach with NO telepromter, and BARELY any notes.
They speak from their hearts.
No1YaKnow
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 10:11pmThat’s nothing—his whole presidency is staged. Why not talk about that?
Report Post »jzs
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 10:35pmSacred, words, especially spoken by the President of the United States, have consequences worldwide. I know what you mean, but diplomats and Presidents can’t afford to “speak from the heart” if their goal is peace and agreement rather than garnering votes by making blunt and divisive comments. American Presidents have a goal, and as much as they’d like to say to other leaders, “F-you, you’re an idiot” they don‘t even though that’s what is “in their heart.“ The human race would have destroyed the world by now if everyone spoke what was ”in their heart” rather than speaking what was in their rational brain, a brain that considers the effect their words might have on others.
And sorry to burst your bubble, but Allen West was fined and then discharged from the army for losing his mind in Iraq. Yeah, he got a deal for honorable discharge. But there was an event, he was fined $5000, then left Iraq and retired. He’ll never run for President.
Report Post »Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 10:45pmI’d rather have Adam West
Report Post »not-a-lib
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 11:22pmPoser and Chief?
Report Post »JJCon
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 12:25amThis is only relevant in light of the all this gloating/trophy BS coming out of the White House.
Report Post »Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 12:34amWhat? Are you guys paid to just sit there and watch for new Blaze stories to pop up?
Report Post »CultureWarriors
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 12:42amNew name for President Dumbo Ears … Richard Cranium.
Report Post »Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 1:41amnew name for Culture Warriors
White Supremacist
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 5:03amJZS, of course we don’t read the stories! We are all just waiting around for you to show up and explain things to us. Such a pro–and a great source for slithering lefty propaganda talking points. Troubling but useful. For example, in your overly dismissive tone when talking about West, we can smell the fear the left has of this man. Lefty media character assassination coming right up! Watch out people, the left knows it cannot allow this man to stand.
Report Post »Cerealface
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:14amYour mom was staged.
Report Post »Sinista MACE
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 6:33pmYou’re in for a rude awakening, Pajamash.
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