Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] when is a pj not a pj?
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 19:31:05 -0500
References: <9e.1f75b253.2954e800@aol.com>

Jeeeeees, guys, this has nothing to do with the original issue - (what a 
shock!) The real question here had to do with a shooter being arrested 
during a bust of a Greenpeace demo. There are segments of the PJ 
community that have expressed outrage over that. He may or may not be a 
PJ - but if he is paid by the demonstrators, he is one of them, and as 
such loses what ever 'shield' he may have as a journalist...


Teresa299@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 12/21/01 7:08:20 AM, imagist@concentric.net writes:
> 
> << If the President of the USA hires a photographer to record his
> history? PJ or no PJ?
> 
> George >>
> 
>   Puhleeeze.  That's like asking if the President of the USA hires a speech 
> writer to record his deep thoughts.  Or a publicist to help him "formulate 
> his words."  A real PJ would shoot (and be able to publish) warts and all.  A 
> hired gun for the Presidency at this point is likely nothing more than a 
> glorified fluffer, using his or her compositional tools and photographic 
> skills to present images of Presidential "courage" "vision" "heroic deeds" 
> and equally patriotic and long-lived buzz words.
> 
> 
> -kim
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