[lit-ideas] Re: The Rules of War
- From: "Judith Evans" <judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 21:16:44 +0100
unless it
> is that a rogue employee doesn't reflect corporate policy.
you got it
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From: "Eric Yost" <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 8:48 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: The Rules of War
> 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 The agency has since withdrawn the photograph, issued an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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