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Subject: [Leica] Photoshop vs Journalism
From: luisripoll at telefonica.net (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:30:59 +0200
References: <7ablht$3s0df4@pd5mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca>

I absolutely agree the Ted's words, and only say : BRAVO DR.TED!

Saludos cordiales
Lluis

El 22/04/2009, a las 15:53, Ted Grant escribi?:

> Tina offered:
>
> Subject: [Leica] Photoshop vs Journalism
>
>
>
>>> LUG:
>
> More Photoshop news:
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-moeller/media-literacy-101-the-et_b_1894
> 88.html
>
>>> Nobody will ever believe photographs again.<<<
>
>
>
> Hi Tina,
>
> Given today the lack of ethics and honour in the over all societies  
> of the
> world this isn't a surprise. This manipulation of the President for  
> no other
> reason than purely the "SAKE OF MAKING MONEY WITHOUT HONOUR!"  Only
> magnifies what we've seen and happen in the lack of ethics and  
> honour, not
> to forget "GREEDY SOB's"   in the money world and crises of today's
> humanity!
>
>
>
> Greedy people are running the world and oh boy have they done a  
> great job!
> :-(  No different than these lousy cheating two bit magazine photo
> manipulating SOB's. I believe there is a saying. "there is no honour  
> among
> thieves!"  Now we can add "there certainly is no honour between  
> PhotoShop
> manipulators who use it for this type of nonsense."
>
>
>
> This type of action by greedy editors and their brainless lemming  
> followers
> pulls those of us who've stood by the "Honour of being a  
> photojournalist
> meant telling the and showing the truth in our photographs!"  Where
> Photoshop is a "dark-lightroom" wonderful tool to improve certain
> situations, it doesn't mean "you create what isn't there as this  
> magazine
> cover of the President has!"
>
>
>
> OK rant off because there will be those who will stand by the usual  
> "right
> to do whatever it is in the name of "Freedom of the Press and all  
> that inane
> B.s . t!"
>
>
>
> Now I'm off to the gym for an hour or so to work off my rage and  
> anger about
> these bloody SOB's who've shanghaied our photo position as honourable
> photojournalists.
>
> Dr. ted
>
>
>
>
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