Sunday, 06 August 2006
Reutergate -- Continuing Coverage
Contributed by Bill Faith

Follow-up to al-Reuters Doctoring Photos from Beirut (Updated and bumped)

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 

[Read the whole thing here.]

I'm going to need clearer information to reach any firm conclusion, but looking at the other image in that Y-Net article I'm not at all certain Reuters didn't turn right around and re-issue a cleaned up version of the same PhotoShop.

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OTB has coverage here.

Michelle comments here.

MY VRWC: REUTERGATE - Picture killed, better photoshop(?) provided by Reuters

Ed Morrissey: Reuters 'Fesses Up, Breaking News: Adnan Hajj Spots Raul Castro!

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Ace of Spades: Reuters Admits Photo Is Doctored; Suspends Hajj: Promises Investigation

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See my next related post here.

Contributed by Bill Faith on August 6, 2006 at 10:07 AM in Bill Faith, Islamism Delenda Est, Israel, Lebanon, Media Perfidy | Permalink

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