[lit-ideas] Re: The Rules of War
- From: Eric Yost <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2006 15:48:19 -0400
Judy: Reuters has not admitted altering a photo; that
subhead's the work of the paper reporting that Reuters has
fired the photographer who faked it.
Eric: Are you raising a semantic point? I'm not sure I
understand the distinction you are trying to make, unless it
is that a rogue employee doesn't reflect corporate policy.
Reuters admits to doctoring Beirut photo
By JPOST.COM STAFF
Reuters news agency admitted on Sunday that one of its
photographers had digitally altered a photograph of an
Israeli attack on Lebanon on Saturday, showing more smoke
than was actually present.
The photograph, as initially published, showed an aerial
view of Beirut after an IAF attack, with two large pillars
of smoke rising over the city. The caption read: Smoke
billows from burning buildings destroyed during an overnight
Israeli air raid on Beirut's suburbs.
The agency has since withdrawn the photograph, issued an
apology and released the unaltered picture. Its public
relations department said the photographer had been
suspended until the investigation was completed.
Reuters was notified of the alteration by American bloggers
who noticed repeating patterns within the smoke plumes,
indicating that part of the image was duplicated several times.
The scene was photographed by Adnan Hajj, who had also
photographed the aftermath of the Israeli attack on Kana
last week, in which the Lebanese initially claimed 58
fatalities, but could later only confirm 28.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1154525816599&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
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