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Friday, July 24, 2009
BJ photo coverage of Obama's visit.
There were three photos on page A-1 of the Beacon Journal today on President Barrack Obama's visit to the Cleveland area--two were shot by Associated Press p\hotographers and one by the New York Times.
I too noticed those credit lines. Back during the Poorman era, one of our managing editors, (not sure which one, we had a bunch of them back then) told me that anytime the president set foot in the state of Ohio, that I better have a photog there. I think he was covering his butt. He didn't want another Dallas happening on his watch and not having a photographer there to record it. It created scheduling problems here since we were short staffed because of hiring freezes.
So, that's why I had to drive all the way to Cincinnati, and spend the night, just to cover Reagan in the morning. The drive back for deadline was a bitch. All for a couple of long lens shots of him speaking at a outdoor rally. Hell, I couldn't even get to the airport for the "death watch" Air Force One take off.
Harry,
ReplyDeleteI too noticed those credit lines. Back during the Poorman era, one of our managing editors, (not sure which one, we had a bunch of them back then) told me that anytime the president set foot in the state of Ohio, that I better have a photog there. I think he was covering his butt. He didn't want another Dallas happening on his watch and not having a photographer there to record it. It created scheduling problems here since we were short staffed because of hiring freezes.
Bill Hunter
So, that's why I had to drive all the way to Cincinnati, and spend the night, just to cover Reagan in the morning. The drive back for deadline was a bitch. All for a couple of long lens shots of him speaking at a outdoor rally. Hell, I couldn't even get to the airport for the "death watch" Air Force One take off.
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