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The same day President Barack Obama ordered a rollback of government secrecy, he also stepped into mess.
On Wednesday, three news agencies refused to distribute photos of President Obama in the Oval Office for the first time. The photos were taken by White House photographer Pete Souza. The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse photographers were not allowed to capture the president at work on his first day in the Oval Office, long considered the president's public office and generally open to some news photography.
Michael Oreskes, managing editor for national news at the Associated Press, was quoted as saying, "We are not distributing what are, in effect, visual press releases." The AP also rejected a photo of Obama re-taking the oath of office that was taken by Souza.
So how did The News Tribune obtain the photo, and why did we use it when other international news agencies refused?
Independent news coverage is very important to editors at The News Tribune. When other photos are not available, we will occasionally use photos from "official sources" such as the White House, Boeing, the NBA, etc.
On Wednesday afternoon, our wire editor Jonathan Nesvig, AME-Visuals David Montesino and I (photo editor) had a conversation about the boycott and whether to use the photo or not. We decided that it was a historic moment, with mood and significance. It's unfortunate that independent news organizations were not able to take photos of the same moment. Without an alternate source, we decided to use the photo to mark the day. The photo was distributed internationally by the McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT), a division of The News Tribune's parent company.
Dozens of newspapers across the country (newseum.org) made the same decision.
On Thursday, the AP, MCT, APF and others photographed the president extensively as he signed an executive order to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay.
