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Photo manipulations and the stories behind them
Still hyped up after Edward Tufte’s conference, I have been reading a lot of his conversation threads on his site. One thread about photoshop manipulations led me off on an hour tangent looking at subtle to out-of-this-world alterations. We all know about the famous National Geographic pyramid alteration, but what about all of the lesser-known ethical slips? Let’s take a look at some examples and hear their stories as to why the image was altered and why nobody stopped them until it was too late.
Broadcast journalism ethics need to change
I have experienced it firsthand, and now I am reading about it. Allowing videographers to stage scenes, situations and/or actions is NOT journalism. We are here to document what we see, not recreate what we missed. If you missed the poignant kiss, that is your fault. How is it that journalism ethics can vary so greatly from print to broadcast?
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