adrian monck

The White House Press Corps: when enough is too much

Things we won’t miss about declining political coverage c/o John Robinson:

From the front page of the New York Times today:

President Obama’s order freezing the salaries of his senior aides and the pen he used to sign it. Doug Mills/The New York Times

Answering the burning question, how many news photographers does it take to shoot a pen.

January 22, 2009

Adrian Monck

Journalism

Doug Mills/The New York Times, John Robinson, Obama, Press Corps, The New York Times, The New York Times Co, White House

3 responses to “The White House Press Corps: when enough is too much”

The New Journalist says:

January 22, 2009 at 22:34

Crazy photo! Obama has so much mystique about him, partly conjured up by the Press, that this sort of thing will continue.
Martin says:

January 24, 2009 at 19:08

I wonder if anyone was photographing the guy taking pictures of the four guys taking pictures of the pen. Ow, my head.
violist says:

January 25, 2009 at 10:14

Logic, paraphrased from Ambrose Bierce: If one man can dig a posthole in 60 minutes, how long does it take 6o men to dig a posthole?