Whine, whine, whine

I know that this is a little dated, but I just had to say something.  The Associated Press last week decided not to publish a photo of President Obama reciting the oath of the President the "second" time.  They wanted to use their own photographer but the White House said no and provided the media with a photo from the event.  How childish of the Associated Press!  What difference does it make if it's your photographer or the White House's?  To me they sounded just like our kids when they don't get their way. Whine, whine, whine! 

 We'll also have a chance to witness media overkill this coming Sunday when the Super Bowl is played.  Take  alook at the sidelines and see all the photographers there.  I guess we need to have photos about 1 foot apart (the press usually kneels shoulder to shoulder) just so we don't miss anything.  My thought is they could easily cut the number of press credentials in half and we still would get the most coverage of any sporting event in the world.  Imagine the uproar in the media if the NFL did that!  Whine, whine, whine.

I know that recording history is important.  I understand that.  But we as the consumer/citizens/fans don't really care where the photos come from.  We just want to be able to see it.  Grow up media and just accept the fact that you aren't always going to get your way.