Re: [Leica] fired for photoshopping

["Jim Laurel" <jplaurel@nwlink.com>]

I had to laugh when I saw Rei's comment about "fabricated images" being
published as news.  The selective and biased way in which all the major news
networks (US, European, and Middle Eastern) are covering the US action in
Iraq has far more impact than one lone photographer, who does a little
photoshopping that, in my view, doesn't alter the message of the photo at
all.  I say, what the hell.  Since all the networks (and especially Fox) are
willfully sliding down the slippery slope at breakneck speed, let's make it
a free for all.

- --Jim

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Rei Shinozuka" <shino@panix.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 11:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] fired for photoshopping


> i am entirely in agreement with bd.  while i personally find it
> questionable whether the intent was to make the composite image more
> provacative, the precedent of permitting such fabricated images to
> be published as news would be disasterous.
>
> the paper did the right thing, and furthermore went into some depth
> to explain the incident.
>
> -rei
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 05:38:12PM -0500, bdcolen wrote:
> > What's to discuss - fake a photo, get fired. Period.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Tina
> > Manley
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:47 PM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] fired for photoshopping
> >
> >
> > Try this:
> >
> > http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/showcase/la-ednote_blurb.blurb
> >
> > There's a discussion about it on the NPPA list.
> >
> > Tina
>
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> Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
> Ridgewood, New Jersey
>
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