Reuters admits to using "manipulated" images

[Ogre]

<p><font size="3"><strong><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3286966,00.html#n" target="_self">Reuters admits altering Beirut photo</a></strong></font></p><p><span class="text16g"><strong>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</strong></span> <br /></p>

[Ogre]

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/mideast_reuters_dc" target="_self">more</a></p><p>Nice mushroom clouds {insert there}.&nbsp; Just because it's on the internet, does not make it fact.&nbsp; So next time we are all fed a dramatic story from either side, maybe we should take pause and think of this.&nbsp; &quot;Cause if it'll play in Peoria, It'll play anywhere..&quot;</p>

[ShelleBink]

Oh how I love the media<br />

[HeyGuy]

To me the picture doesnt look that altered. I dont know why they would have done it and I dont know why they are going crazy over it?

[HBox]

It couldn't be more obvious to me in that second link that the image was manipulated. It was an incredibly bad edit job, and I'm surprised no one caught it. And it was such a slight alteration to begin with. Would someone feel that the altered photo is that much worse than the original?<br />

[Ogre]

<p>not to be rude but</p><p>reporting=facts</p><p>photoshop=funfictionfistfuckin18yroldvirgindykeson tricycles.midgetporn.freinds.orgy</p><p>or something like that.&nbsp; Big difference between the two&nbsp;</p>

[spoon]

<p>Seriously, what need was there to doctor the photo?&nbsp; It's a fucking lazy hack job none-the-less as well.</p>

[PapaBear]

<p>This is the first time I've looked at it. First... It's absolutely a &quot;clone stamp&quot; job. Second... why the Hell did they do it? The photoshopped one doesn't look any more dramatic than the original.</p><p>Next thing you know, Cokie Roberts will be posing in front of a fake White House backdrop.</p>

[spoon]

Yep, they're all copying The Daily Show now huh?

[CuzBum]

<p>I was scepticle about this photo of the so called &quot;Zionist&quot; super weapons from the start.</p><p><img src="http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/7199/9520736sw2.jpg" border="0" /></p>

[Yerdaddy]

<strong>CuzBum</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I was scepticle about this photo of the so called &quot;Zionist&quot; super weapons from the start.</p><p><img src="http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/7199/9520736sw2.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>That is seriously funny, but, seriously, you got to warn me if you're going to post pictures like that again. If any of these Yemenis sees it they'll really believe that Israel is using X-Wing Fighters against them.</p>

[Furtherman]

<strong>Yerdaddy</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If any of these Yemenis sees it they'll really believe that Israel is using X-Wing Fighters against them.</p><p><img height="225" src="http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Michelle+M/uploads/_Full%20Moon%20in%20Wadi%20Rum.jpg" width="300" border="0" /></p><p>THAT'S NO MOON IT'S A SPACE STATION!!!!</p>

[Doogie]

Pictures have been altered almost from the beginning of motion pictures. One of the more famous ones was when the Allies made it look like Hitler was dancing when he accepted the surrender of Paris. Propoganda is propoganda, and in this day and age of photo shopping is anyone really surprised??

[CuzBum]

<p>&quot;GO ADOLF, IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY!&quot;</p><p><img src="http://brainmind.com/images/3x4HitlerDance.jpg" border="0" /></p>