White House Photographers Slam Bush Admin. For Staged Photos...

His whole 6 yrs as President has been staged, hasn't it'

Editor & Publisher Joe Strupp January 31, 2006 at 12:42 AM
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White House photographers aren't looking for a handout these days. In fact, they've gotten far too many.

While the practice of providing news organizations with staged photos of events involving the president goes back decades, veteran shooters at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue say it has become almost a regular occurrence with the Bush Administration.

A review of Associated Press archives found that during the entire eight years of the Clinton administration, only 100 handout photos of events were released to the press. During the first five years of Bush's presidency, more than 500 have been distributed.

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