President Trump stepped up to the podium last Monday to read prepared remarks about the shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas. Except that in the final blessings of the speech, he named Toledo instead of Dayton, a different city about 150 miles away.
While many in the media were quick to blame a staffer or a teleprompter error, as is often the case, it took a photojournalist to provide a definite answer. Leah Millis, a photographer for Reuters, tweeted out a photo that clearly showed the president’s teleprompter during the part of the speech in question:
https://twitter.com/LeahMillis/status/1158402035043229696?s=20
In the text, the words “Texas and Ohio” are clearly visible with Toledo nowhere to be found.
The White House, in what seemed to be a moment of self-awareness, did make a note of the error, which seemed to be entirely on Trump, via a strikethrough in the official transcript that was released to the media later on Monday.
It’s unclear if that would have been the case if the Millis photo had not been widely circulated after the statement.
This isn’t the first time Trump has been held to account by eagle-eyed photographers. Washington Post photographer Jabin Botsford has previously captured Trump’s notes about Ilhan Omar and some really egregious spelling errors in remarks about democrats in the past.
It’s a bit of a sad commentary on photojournalism today when photographers have to worry equally about capturing the moment and surreptitiously capturing the president’s notes at the same time, just to make sure that they can prove their case if the president attempts to label their reportage as “fake news.”
meh
What does this have to do with photography?
"Keep you views out of these communities"
Why? Because some people get upset when they are apparently forced to read an article about their dear old white supremacist?
This idea that a photography website should be devoid of politics or opinions is incredibly stupid.
Why do we have to listen your views?
Photographers doing something seems to be the source of this article.
Good question! Zero. Photography is not the gold standard of truth when it can be so easily manipulated anyway.
Photography, audio and print can all be manipulated. Therefore, when "truth" is presented in these categories, what do we do?
It has to do with photography in that it illustrates the role actual PHOTOJOURNALISM works. Had we not had this photo every one would speculate as to why Trump misspoke. HE claimed it was the Teleprompter. Thus he was caught in yet another lie. Whether that is news worthy with a person whose life is nothing but lies is arguable. OTOH as it is the President, it used to be a big deal when one did lie.
As to whether it was manipulated, the WH transcript confirms it was an accurate representation of the text.
Agreed, please let move it to RealClearPolitics or Twitter.
On a merit: If the transcript showed stricken word "Toledo" and below stands Texas and Ohio, a perceptual confusion is possible. Look as the amount of errors made by Joe Biden. I by myself am not able to see a typo in my own text, or even missing words, unless I re-read the text at the least 15min later. Prior to that my brain "manufactures" the missing parts. I have always my papers and other official texts proofread by technical writers. Is it related to photography? Not directly, unless we would compare it to image review with similar repercussions.
With the climate around FAKE NEWS and the current administration's open distain for journalism, I think this article is quite appropriate.
It's some of these so called "journalism" is what brought about the disdain, distrust and the term "fake news". One would have to be increbily pc and an enabler and who's got their head in sand to think some of these journalists didn't have an agenda. Or, just hates Trump. You know, kinda like the author of this article.
Can you cite any specific examples of this "so called" journalism? I'm honestly curious to read any and all justifications for Trump's open distain for journalists.
Jesus Christ enough with these articles! You just cant help yourself, can you?
Wasim Ahmad is just demonstrating his TDS
I thought it was interesting. 🤷♂️
Lol, sounds like you're trying to make this honest mistake an excuse to dispel all the fake news. Just another Fredo.
What's the fake bit?
Seriously? Either you're being coy, turned a blind eye, or really don't know. If the latter, maybe you shouldn't be commenting until you read up on some stuff. Good idea?
Everything they decide not to believe is "fake news."
Anyone who uses that term can be written off on the spot.
Because the majority of them are fake news. You can't seriously believe the likes of CNN haven't been caught (or have admitted) they made up stories against the Pres. They (media) brought the label "fake news" and doubt upon themselves.
Trump makes about 12 false claims PER DAY.
"Fake news" is a term that was created to instill fear into people (see also: calling the media "the enemy of the people") and allow them to ignore anything they don't want to believe. It's a pretty common tactic among dictators and would-be tyrants. If you can write off anything you don't like as "fake news," then you can say pretty much whatever you want. Like that windmills cause cancer - or that you didn't say something even if it's on video.
Yet another "orange man bad".
Well, in all fairness...writing "orange man good" articles are much more difficult to pull off.
And if this article were written during Obama's term, about Obama, it would be labeled as racist and the author would be immediately relieved of their job. Sad, but true.
So what? Everyone, and I mean everyone flubs on place names, relatives names, friends wives names, forgets birthdays, loses their keys and forgets to lock doors. What troubles me far more than the President misnaming a city is that this Wasim is a multimedia journalist instructor. Fake news, fake outrage, fake conclusions and fake posting to a photography site. I feel sorry for his students, let's hope he is a much better photographer than he is a journalist.
Except not everyone declares themselves a "stable genius" nor does everyone make the claim to know more about everything than everyone else. He invites the criticism because of his foolish, arrogant and obviously untrue statements that aren't being made coyly as hyperbole but rather as serious statements of fact.
I totally agree
Yeah? Well, what camera, lens, iso, shutter speed and F/stop did he use in the shot?
PS- Who knows more about who is a "white supremacist," the Democrat contenders or this woman?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/8/alveda-king-mlks-niece-d...
This site has jumped the shark
Funny thing is Biden messed up in his reference to the same incidents too. He talked about shootings in Houston (?) and Michigan(?) instead of El Paso and Dayton.
The photo's white balance is off. Trump's spray-tan is way more orange in person.
"President Trump stepped up to the podium .. "
Happy to help here: You step onto a "podium" and you step up to a "lectern".
No need to thank me. You are welcome.
Don't give up your day job, Eric Mazzone.
And how about a little Photoshop work on that teleprompter, changing the words to "And I pray to our merciful Lord in heaven that I do not end up dying in jail like my old pal Jeffrey Epstein."
false consciousness.
i think it's hilariously disturbing that some of you are mad because the facts don't line up with what you want to believe.
And it's in this blog... Why exactly?
It’s called photojournalism. Look it up.
I don't believe I would call 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' photojournalism but we are all entitled to an opinion :-)
Yeah.... fstoppers has WAY too many trumpets in their commenting section.. like seriously. This man has clear and documented reading disabilities backed by several of his closest aids.
It's not a great article, it's not relevant to the site, and it's just as funny as laughing at a disabled kid in a wheelchair.
But it's not fake, it's not "unfair" and it's fact.
When Trump wins again in 2020 will the op still be posting trump articles for another 4 years?
I will personally give the teleprompter tech $100 if they slip in a "...and go f**k yourself America" the next time Trump has to make a speech and says it without realizing. One. Hundred. Dollars.
Add my $50 to that.
Sadly, it’s a well documented fact he cannot read.
If I were Trump's campaign manager, I'd gather up every photograph and quote extolling the Donald prior to him running for president. They loved him when he was the celebrity and giving money to them. However, when he became president, that was forgotten. A good journalist would have already done this, but, then, there are no good journalists left.
I wanted Senator Rubio to become the president, but that didn't happen. What did happen is the Democrat party ran a really lousy candidate and a businessman with no political experience defeated her. You can blame all of this Trump Derangement Syndrome on 2 things; first, the Republicans that ran against Trump were the ones that wouldn't do their due diligence as the 'faithful opposition' during President Obama's terms and the voters remembered.
Second, the 'coronation' of Clinton as the Democrat nominee. It's really that simple. And don't give me a ration of horse hockey about the Russians. I would have voted for Joe Sh*t the rag man before I voted for Clinton, and there's a LOT of people out there that held their collective noses and did the same.
Put a cat who doesn’t like dogs and a dog he doesn’t like cats in a small room, that’s the camera forum comments section equivalent of politically charged articles.
MSM: Trump accidentally mixes up a word, therefore proving he's racist.
Why is this article even here?