It doesn't have to have a fucking narrative all the time. Just because a picture tells a thousand words doesn't mean those words have to fit together into one cohesive story.

You could just use any picture as a visual representation of the meeting between the POTUS and the President-elect, and write a long article centered around the ideas communicated during their exchange. It doesn't have to be laced with emotion and opinion like "a very anxious Trump looked over to his predecessor" or whatever.

One thing I noticed about American media is that it absolutely loves to give every single story a strong narrative. Like every American journalist out there is an aspiring author who has to put their little literary stamp on whatever they write. They care less about handing out facts than they do about putting their signature onto all their work by giving it an interesting spin.

Sure, most if not all forms of media are to varying extents affected by bias and opinion, but American journalism really takes it a noticeable notch higher.