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  • Natalie Andrews

Can you guess which photo came from the White House and which photo is from a news outlet?

President Barack Obama traveled to Missouri this week as part of his tour meeting with Americans who have written him letters. The tour has also taken him to Minnesota and Texas. While he was in Kansas City, Mo., the president stopped at a few shops and restaurants, and the trip was widely photographed.

The White House and media outlets often release photos of the same news event. News outlets typically distribute dozens of photos to be selected by customers, while the White House typically reviews and releases one photo, often tweeting it out as a visual press release of sorts. (Note: The in-house White House photographer sometimes has exclusive access to events. But for this feature, we’re sticking with events where there was media access.)

Today’s choices: Here are five photos from the president’s recent trip. See if you can determine which ones are from news services, and which one is from the White House. Cast your vote at the bottom and see the answer.

(This is our second installment of this feature. In the first, we asked you to look at the angle of the photo and the majority of our readers selected the wrong image. So let’s see if you can do better this time.)

1. The Souvenir Cup

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2. Buying Tea

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3. The Hug

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4. The Quilt Shop

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5. The Hug, Again.


Now, Cast Your Vote:

See the photo the White House used from the trip here.

Photo credits in no particular order: AFP/Getty Images; Associated Press, 2; Reuters and the White House. 



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