Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html