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Trump cover-up escalates as photo editor at popular publication 'wants to ban iconic raised fist photo for making GOP nominee look too good'
The Daily Mail ^ | 17 Jul 2024 | Germania Rodriguez Poleo

Posted on 07/18/2024 1:15:37 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican

An editor at a major news outlet wants the press to stop using the iconic photo of the assassination attempt against Donald Trump because it represents 'free PR' for his campaign.

The unnamed editor told Axios that sharing the historic photo of the former president standing after he survived the attempt on his life is 'dangerous despite how good it is.' Their outlet wasn't named either, but it said to receive millions of regular readers.

Liberal-leaning Axios reported that multiple unnamed photographers told them they were worried the image taken by Pulitzer winner Evan Fucci could turn into 'photoganda' by the Trump campaign to 'further their agenda, despite the photographers' intent of capturing a news event.'

One photographer said the photo could become a 'propaganda machine' and make Trump a 'martyr.'

The photograph of a bloodied Donald Trump with his fist in the air and an American flag looming in the background is quickly emerging as the pivotal image of Saturday’s shooting.

Video of the assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally filled television screens before it was even clear what had happened.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bloodyearandfist; centralvagina; iconic; iconicfistphoto; iconictrumpphoto; iwojima2; trump
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To: MinorityRepublican

Surprised he didn’t call it a Nazi salute.


21 posted on 07/18/2024 3:10:38 AM PDT by period end of story (Unvaxxed for my protection.)
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To: TalBlack
Does this Pulitzer Prize winning photographer follow Trump around as a general thing? Why was he there that particular day.

Evan Vucci is a professional photojournalist who was on an assignment, doing his job.

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar .......

22 posted on 07/18/2024 3:11:37 AM PDT by Mr_Moonlight (Ich bin ein Irredeemable Deplorable)
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To: MinorityRepublican

America’s MSM is so repugnant.


23 posted on 07/18/2024 3:14:46 AM PDT by Chgogal (To paraphrase Biden: You vote Democrat? Then you ain't smart.)
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To: FoxInSocks; enumerated
It was taken from the photographer’s camera, so it’s his property.

That, and the photo was taken with a still camera (DSLR) with high quality lens.

No video frame capture could ever match the quality of a DSLR still, (except perhaps a high speed burst from that very same DSLR) ... and certainly you're not gonna get any sort of comparable quality from an iPhone video.

24 posted on 07/18/2024 3:22:42 AM PDT by Mr_Moonlight (Ich bin ein Irredeemable Deplorable)
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To: dynachrome

nope he was on fox telling proudly of how he got the amazing shot he is proud of.


25 posted on 07/18/2024 3:28:11 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: TexasFreeper2009

The pic has been scrubbed from internet search engines.....


26 posted on 07/18/2024 3:34:45 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Good. I am snarky about the media.


27 posted on 07/18/2024 3:38:12 AM PDT by dynachrome (Auslander Raus!)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Just tried to find any “bloody - fist - Trump” pics on yahoo. Not there. It has been scrubbed. GONE- Get it??


28 posted on 07/18/2024 3:40:20 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: skr

Didn’t they already edit out the American Flag in the background of the image?


29 posted on 07/18/2024 3:44:25 AM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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To: central_va

I found this iconic photo online in one attempt.


30 posted on 07/18/2024 3:52:36 AM PDT by Boardwalk
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To: MinorityRepublican

“An editor at a major news outlet wants the press to stop using the iconic photo of the assassination attempt against Donald Trump because it represents ‘free PR’ for his campaign.”

Toss it down the “memory hole.” How 1984 of him.


31 posted on 07/18/2024 3:52:59 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Paging Dr. Bandy Lee. Dr. Lee please pick up the white courtesy phone.)
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To: Apparatchik

Libs think in terms of style, conservatives think in terms of substance. That’s why they fall all over themselves to suck up to the Hollywood posers. That’s also why the high-speed, “Been there, done that, got the T-shirt” kinds of people are attractive to conservatives. Or, as one of my FTO’s said when I was in the academy- “There are 2 kinds of people: Those that talk about their business and there are those who are about their business. Which one are you gonna be?”

CC


32 posted on 07/18/2024 3:54:36 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: Boardwalk
If you search for that image online here is the score:

  1. Google - It is still there (barely, most likely scrubbed by the end of the week)
  2. Yahoo - Gone.
  3. DuckDuckGo - Gone. ( This surprises me a lot )
  4. Bing - Gone. ( Also a surprise )

It is obvious that the "powers that be" want that image stricken....

33 posted on 07/18/2024 3:59:49 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: MinorityRepublican

photoganda
Is that a word!
How about demogandademophobia


34 posted on 07/18/2024 4:08:31 AM PDT by Recompennation (Don’t blame me my vote didn’t count)
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To: central_va

try searching on

Trump iconic photo


35 posted on 07/18/2024 4:08:41 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici
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To: Lean-Right

Truth! It is an iconic photo!


36 posted on 07/18/2024 4:13:24 AM PDT by quilterdebbie (We will endeavor to persevere!)
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To: Mr_Moonlight

Sadly Kodachrome is gone, digital will never compare.


37 posted on 07/18/2024 4:19:25 AM PDT by Recompennation (Don’t blame me my vote didn’t count)
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To: MinorityRepublican

mugs and t shirts, hard to get away from it stupid


38 posted on 07/18/2024 4:20:52 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: All
It's already on tee shirts selling wildly @ 25.95.

This one's from truepatriotsupplyco.com........as one example.

39 posted on 07/18/2024 4:20:59 AM PDT by Liz (This then is how we should pray : Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name . )
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To: MinorityRepublican
The Dems have their own iconic picture for "free PR".


40 posted on 07/18/2024 4:25:14 AM PDT by gitmo
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