He's the typical news anchor, simply looking at the image one can tell he has a strong handshake. Of course he has that confident, carefree smile, elegant stance and imposing posture. This man has not a care in the world and one sees this image and thinks "yeah, that seems about right." He is also a white man. The idea of such a confident body is one that may even be specific to that. Many images for hundreds of years have made many think that the mainstream media could be racist, but it could go further than that. The media could have a culture the represents social and racial status. Brian Williams is certainly a well respected and well liked anchor, but his white body is that of a culture very different of those of many other anchors of many other races. One often overlooks that idea and what he or she is struck by is simply the thought that "yeah, that seems about right." He's a very stereotypical anchor and a very iconic one, but I would suggest that Brian Williams being one of the premier news anchors in America goes one step further to "make an argument" for such a culture that is and has been for centuries, run by white males.
I find it interesting that when a picture or magazine cover displays a successful white man, it is okay for the man to be by himself. But when a picture or magazine cover shows a successful black man, they automatically but a white man in the camera as well to make it "even". I also noticed that Brian WIlliams is smiling/laughing and looks like he is having a good time. If this would have been a picture of a black man, I believe that would have photographed him in an angry or aggressive stance with a serious look on his face. Our society has developed into only associating black individuals with being tough and aggressive while white individuals can be neutral.
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