Reuters - Doctored Photos

[DngrMse]

Obviously doctored, even Dan Rather would be able to spot it.

Not that they're biased, or anything......



Betcha they take it down shortly.

Image can be found here.....for now.


http://news.yahoo.com/photo/060805/i...3101797657.jpg

[BooRadley]

What makes you think it's doctored?

[DngrMse]

Originally Posted by BooRadley

What makes you think it's doctored?

Lol. You can't be serious....ok...maybe you can.

the repeating patterns in the smoke, the duped buildings, those things kind of give it away.

[grimrebuke]

Originally Posted by BooRadley

What makes you think it's doctored?

He's talking about the break in the smoke where you can see a building behind. I guess the poster thinks that Israel has never bombed Lebanon and the whole thing is a media smear campaign.

[KanuckiStang]

Already pulled:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...286966,00.html

"...In the message, Reuters said that "photo editing software was improperly used on this image. A corrected version will immediately follow this advisory. We are sorry for any inconvience." ...

Stupid stunt...

[grimrebuke]

cute way to distract from the situation and make it about the media.

[DngrMse]

Originally Posted by KanuckiStang

Already pulled:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...286966,00.html

"...In the message, Reuters said that "photo editing software was improperly used on this image. A corrected version will immediately follow this advisory. We are sorry for any inconvience." ...

Stupid stunt...

It's still up on Yahoo. (the link I posted)

[Corporate Avenger]

Why would they need to do that when so many neighborhoods look like this in Lebanon as a result of the terrorist bombings???

[DngrMse]

Originally Posted by grimrebuke

He's talking about the break in the smoke where you can see a building behind. I guess the poster thinks that Israel has never bombed Lebanon and the whole thing is a media smear campaign.

Oh grow up.

[DngrMse]

Originally Posted by Corporate Avenger

Why would they need to do that when so many neighborhoods look like this in Lebanon as a result of the terrorist bombings???

Ask Reuters, they're the ones that doctored it, (and have admitted it).

[Dreamscapist]

Yes, that was some very sloppy cloning.

The motivation may have simply been to present a more striking (and therefore more competitive) image, but still inexcusable for the news media.

[DngrMse]

Originally Posted by Dreamscapist

Yes, that was some very sloppy cloning.

The motivation may have simply been to present a more striking (and therefore more competitive) image,

I don't think so. The blogger that opened this particular can of worms has already received one death threat, from a Reuters employee. This is'nt the first time, either.

but still inexcusable for the news media.

Yep. Agree with you there.

[Java_man]

I don't believe the chopper accomplished much, maybe made it look a bit more menacing



Which is reminiscent of the Time photo of OJ Simpson that was darkened ...





... ostensibly to add "menace"

Neither of these was as egregious as the infamous Kerry-Fonda fake that was distributed all over the net ...



The man who took the photo has posted a commentary about digital-lies

http://www.digitaljournalist.org/iss...dis_light.html

[Dreamscapist]

Sometimes the chops are made to lessen the menace...as when Ann-Margret's body was pasted to Oprah's head.

[92Notch]

Originally Posted by Java_man

Neither of these was as egregious as the infamous Kerry-Fonda fake that was distributed all over the net ...

All I see is an infamous red-x.

[Java_man]

Originally Posted by Dreamscapist

Sometimes the chops are made to lessen the menace...as when Ann-Margret's body was pasted to Oprah's head.

I thought you were funnin us



A whole slew of famous media chops HERE

[Java_man]

Originally Posted by 92Notch

All I see is an infamous red-x.

[cnredd]

Originally Posted by Java_man

Neither of these was as egregious as the infamous Kerry-Fonda fake that was distributed all over the net ...



The man who took the photo has posted a commentary about digital-lies

http://www.digitaljournalist.org/iss...dis_light.html

But here's the difference...

That photo was not MADE by the supposedly "objective" media...Any outlet that reported it was equally duped (and shown their stupidity of not validating it)...

The Beirut photo WAS done by a supposedly reputable news outlet...

If some individual with an agenda put out a doctored photo, you take it as it is...some idiot who used Photoshop...big deal...

But what about a legitimate news organization doing the very same thing?

People always fall over themselves spouting how the Press keeps the government in check, but the question I've always asked is "Who keeps the Press in check?"...

As we now see, in this instance...

...it was a blogger...

IF...if if if if if...what the Reuters' spokesperson said is true and they have suspended the guy because he damaged their reputation (instead of just telling him to lay low until this blows over), then this should work as a plus for the public...

Reuters now knows they're being watched...from here on out, they have to do their job on the level...

[kiwimac]

All of which handily detracts our attention from the fact that Israel is carrying on an illegal war against a country which has not attacked them in itself

Kiwimac

[skytrooper]

It is becoming increasingly obvious to most that the liberal, drive-by media can no longer be trusted. Not satisfied with merely injecting bias and personal opinion into their stories they are now increasingly engaged in news fraud, fakery, and blatant manipulation of facts.

The old liberal media has the same credibility and believability as Television Wrestling.

Reuters admits altering Beirut photo

Reuters withdraws photograph of Beirut after Air Force attack after US blogs, photographers point out 'blatant evidence of manipulation.' Reuters' head of PR says in response, 'Reuters has suspended photographer until investigations are completed into changes made to photograph.' Photographer who sent altered image is same Reuters photographer behind many of images from Qana, which have also been subject of suspicions for being staged
Yaakov Lappin


Manipulated? Photo in question

A Reuters photograph of smoke rising from buildings in Beirut has been withdrawn after coming under attack by American web logs. The blogs accused Reuters of distorting the photograph to include more smoke and damage.

The photograph showed two very heavy plumes of black smoke billowing from buildings in Beirut after an Air Force attack on the Lebanese capital. Reuters has since withdrawn the photograph from its website, along a message admitting that the image was distorted, and an apology to editors.

In the message, Reuters said that "photo editing software was improperly used on this image. A corrected version will immediately follow this advisory. We are sorry for any inconvenience."

Reuters' head of PR Moira Whittle said in response: "Reuters has suspended a photographer until investigations are completed into changes made to a photograph showing smoke billowing from buildings following an air strike on Beirut. Reuters takes such matters extremely seriously as it is strictly against company editorial policy to alter pictures."

"As soon as the allegation came to light, the photograph, filed on Saturday 5 August, was removed from the file and a replacement, showing the same scene, was sent. The explanation for the removal was the improper use of photo-editing software," she added.

Earlier, Charles Johnson, of the Little Green Footballs blog , which has exposed a previous attempt at fraud by a major American news corporation, wrote : "This Reuters photograph shows blatant evidence of manipulation. Notice the repeating patterns in the smoke; this is almost certainly caused by using the Photoshop “clone” tool to add more smoke to the image."

Johnson added: "Smoke simply does not contain repeating symmetrical patterns like this, and you can see the repetition in both plumes of smoke. There’s really no question about it."

Speaking to Netnews, Johnson said: "This has to cast doubt not only on the photographer who did the alterations, but on Reuters' entire review process. If they could let such an obvious fake get through to publication, how many more faked or 'enhanced' photos have not been caught?"

A series of close ups are then posted on the blog, showing that "it’s not only the plumes of smoke that were 'enhanced.' There are also cloned buildings." The close ups do appear to show exact replicas of buildings appearing next to one another in the photograph.

The Sports Shooter web forum , used by professional photographers, also examined the photo, with many users concluding that the image has been doctored.


The Hot Air blog also looked at the photo, describing the image as "the worst Photoshop I have ever seen."

Adnan Hajj, the photographer who sent the altered image, was also the Reuters photographer behind many of the images from Qana – which have also been the subject of suspicions for being staged.

"A photographer who would blatantly falsify an entire 'news' image would certainly not be above posing and staging photographs of rescue workers," Johnson concluded

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full story: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...286966,00.html