Photos *can* be partisan, if they're taken with the intent of making someone of an opposing party look bad.
The one linked to is trying to tell a story which may or may not be true - is Cheney scowling disapproval of Bush, or the photographer?
If it was Rumsfeld scowling, in an article about the memo, then it would obviously serve the purpose of telling the story that Rumsfeld has serious disagreements with Bush's handling of the war.
Because the lede doesn't specifically talk about disagreements between Cheney and Bush, the picture is probably not partisan - it's not trying to support the story's spin.
Robert Heinlein describes how to get partisan photos - get two photographers with flash cameras set apart from each other. Photog 1 grabs candidate's attention, and snaps flash. Photog 2 fires moments later, while candidate still has that deer-in-headlights look.
Photos *can* be partisan, if they're taken with the intent of making someone of an opposing party look bad.
The one linked to is trying to tell a story which may or may not be true - is Cheney scowling disapproval of Bush, or the photographer?
If it was Rumsfeld scowling, in an article about the memo, then it would obviously serve the purpose of telling the story that Rumsfeld has serious disagreements with Bush's handling of the war.
Because the lede doesn't specifically talk about disagreements between Cheney and Bush, the picture is probably not partisan - it's not trying to support the story's spin.
Robert Heinlein describes how to get partisan photos - get two photographers with flash cameras set apart from each other. Photog 1 grabs candidate's attention, and snaps flash. Photog 2 fires moments later, while candidate still has that deer-in-headlights look.
Posted by Anthony | Link to this comment | 11- 3-03 11:00 PM
The story I had in mind was a bit more general than that: Cheney evil old man, Bush callow follower.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 11- 3-03 11:02 PM