When they're not fawning over President Obama at their annual dinner, the White House Correspondents Association has protested the White House trying to limit any independent photography of its events. But even outside the White House, reporters cave when Obama demands they stop filming him.
Kristinn Taylor at Gateway Pundit noted the quick media surrender happened at the trendy restaurant Teaism near the White House. Obama surprised the reporters by walking in with Teacher of the Year Shanna Peeples after a Rose Garden ceremony.
UPI summed up the incident:
However, when he walked in and saw Time magazine reporter Zeke Miller filming his arrival with his smartphone, Obama supposedly told him to shut it off. Miller was broadcasting Obama's presence via Periscope -- an app that allows users to live-stream events.
"Put those away," fellow reporter Oliver Griswold quoted Obama as saying, via his Twitter account.
"You don't need to be recording this," Charlie Spiering, a White House correspondent for Breitbart, quoted Obama as saying.
Miller immediately respected Obama's wishes and stopped the Periscope broadcast.
"Condolences to [Zeke Miller], who had to end his Periscope of Obama @ Teaism at the President's request," Greg Greene tweeted.
It's probably not surprising that Miller didn't tweet anything himself about being asked to put his camera down....so only the White House controls the images:
