Doctoring news photography
This article is over 2 years old, but it is pretty interesting. It discusses a photograph used in a Reuters news article that shows blatant use of Photoshop manipulation. I was surprised that the manipulation was met with such outrage, since the doctoring was done for drama and did not really change the meaning of the image, however I suppose it brings about questions as to the integrity of Reuters and news media in general.
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I had forgotten about this until seeing your post. I wonder who is legally and morally culpable in this situation. How can Reuters be expected to verify the accuracy of every photo? But, if they do not, how are they a legitimate news organization?
Is there some way to tell definitively if a photo has been altered? I think we also get into "shades of gray" too with regard to color correction, cropping, etc.
Posted by: Melanie | February 6, 2008 4:37 PM
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Posted by: Des Moines Photographer | April 22, 2009 2:25 PM