Posted on 02/25/2006 7:31:48 AM PST by george76
MIA Peter Arnett magically appears in Vietnam journo reunion pic
In its December 2005 issue, Vanity Fair magazine manipulated a photograph to make it appear that veteran journalist Peter Arnett was among a group of war correspondents gathered on a teeming Ho Chi Minh City street during a reunion of the Vietnam press corps.
In fact, according to a source familiar with the photo shoot, Arnett was not present when photographer Jonas Karlsson shot a group portrait of eight journalists last April.
Instead, the former CNN star (who covered the war for the Associated Press) was subsequently photographed solo and grafted--apparently through the magic of Photoshop--onto the group picture.
Arnett, who attended part of the Vietnam reunion, which coincided with the 30th anniversary of the war's end, is seen at the far left of the Vanity Fair photo. His space had actually been occupied during the group session by curious Vietnamese passersby.
A photo caption claims that Arnett and the other reporters were "photographed outside their old hangout the Givral Café on April 29, 2005."
Well, eight of nine ain't bad. Usually, when publications combine images into a single picture, the resulting photo is described as a composite.
The Vanity Fair byline reads, "Photograph By Jonas Karlsson."
What does the truth ever matter to communist propagandists? If the rehab of this proven enemy of the United States is important enough to lie about, then just guess what they are doing to the real news.
Just looked at the photo: you can see the squared-off parts of the image where it was cut and pasted!
FReepers could do a better job!
Hell, I could do a better job!
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(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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:(you got this right too!!)
IIRC "Fake but acurate" is copyrighted.
File under the "who really give a crap what these liars (MSM) say anyway"
I thought it was a terrific photo when I saw it in the magazine. Faking it up just to put in Arnett (and look how he stands out among the others) cheapens it no end.
About half the mediots in that picture look like they attended by Photoshop.
"Arnett was not present"...'I'm under fire here, in danger, life and limb.....Stay tuned, more LIES TO COME'
Vanity Fair forgot Alfred E. Newman??
88.9% news reporting!
Don't get carried away with your superlatives... There are some REAL heroes there: Galloway, Ut, etc.
But(t) this face transplant really took place. Honest.
"Fake but Accurate."
Vanity Fair is a liberal rag, pure and simple. Just what makes anyone think that their slant would be an honest one?
The Commies have always done this.
May I quote your quote? That's a good one.
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