Sunday, May 23, 2010
"White House video blog offers an inside view"
I would add - a "very selective" inside view.
As I've mentioned elsewhere, it may be a sign of the times.
That being said, it's troubling that these videos are "produced" and "edited" by the White House, without (you might say) any witnesses to what really happens...
As I've mentioned elsewhere, it may be a sign of the times.
That being said, it's troubling that these videos are "produced" and "edited" by the White House, without (you might say) any witnesses to what really happens...
Paul Farhi writes about it in the Washington Post:
"White House officials deny that they are attempting to end-run reporters. In fact, they say such initiatives as 'West Wing Week' are evidence of greater candor. 'These videos are just one part of the president's effort to have the most transparent White House in history,' said Nick Shapiro, a spokesman, who added that 'West Wing Week' ' is yet another way for people to get a better sense of what's happening at the White House and why.'
The White House wouldn't make Chaudhary, the videographer, available for an interview. But in a statement issued through Shapiro, he said the videos are 'written, produced and edited by me.' Chaudhary, a former film professor at New York University who extensively documented Obama's presidential campaign, added: 'As the official White House videographer it's my job to document the president's activities, in motion pictures, for history.'"
