Media Protest White House Limits on Photographers
By David Walker
“Visual press release”? President Obama and Vice President Biden met with Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in the Oval Office, July 30, 2013. Media organizations say photojournalists were barred because the administration declared it a “private” meeting. The White House issued this photo by staff photographer Chuck Kennedy afterwards via Flickr.com.
More than three dozen news organizations and journalists’ trade associations have submitted a joint letter of protest to the Obama administration, charging it with denying the news media the right to photograph and videotape President Obama while he is performing his official duties.
“We write to protest …read more
Via: PDN Pulse