He's the vice president and director of photography at The Associated Press. He's also a member of the White House Correspondents Association. He does not like being cut out of the ability to photograph Mr. Obama, as he was able to photograph presidents that preceded him.
Lyon is surprised that the press corps has been able to photograph Obama in the Oval Office only twice in the five years he has been in office, again a sharp contrast to Obama's predecessors.
Lyon raises the issues of propaganda and 1984 in that the photos propagate an idealized portrayal of events in the Obama administration. Does this practice presage the abolition of press conferences? Will reporters lose access to the White House?
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