Back to journalism 101 this morning, and this odd screen capture of the home page from The Huffington Post. In their zeal to place the candidates in a face-off position, the HuffPo editors committed an elementary journalistic faux pas: flipping a photo which contains elements that obviously give away the fact the photo has been flipped. I added a couple green arrows to point out the problems. Obama’s wedding ring is suddenly on his right hand? The flag in the background is oriented with the field of stars in the top right corner?
I understand Obama gets top billing as the frontrunner, so he is referred to first in the headline and therefore gets the top-left photo. But the AP surely has thousands of photos with Obama already facing to the right. And with a slightly tighter crop, the problem would not have been as obvious while still using this photo.
As for the campaign itself, I’m hoping for decisive wins for Obama on Tuesday. If that happens, then we’ll see if the Clintons have the best interests of the country (and the Democratic Party) in mind. Unfortunately, though, it’s looking more and more like the Clintons have only the best interests of the Clintons in mind. They’ve been wallowing in the gutter since before the South Carolina primary, and now they’re throwing everything including the kitchen sink at Obama. The shame is on YOU, Hillary.
Not a HRC fan. Even after a decent showing Tuesday, they come back today and compare Obama to Ken Starr? They preach she will be ready to be President on day one, but their campaign has been less than organized or professional. Looks like it will go at least to Pennsylvania if not the convention. You gonna register back home so you can vote in the PA primary too? Vote early, vote often.