Reuters admits altering Beirut photo

Y-Net News ^

[MatchGrade]

A Reuters photograph of smoke rising from buildings in Beirut has been withdrawn after coming under attack by American web logs. The blogs accused Reuters of distorting the photograph to include more smoke and damage.

[Phsstpok]

4. What other photos/stories came from the same source and will they get re-reviewed?

The "photographer" is Adnan Hajj, who was also the primary "photo-journalist" for the Qana event (I won't call it a massacre anymore because it is becoming apparent that it was staged).

Here's a blog post (link from LGF where there's a lot more coverage of this story) by Jeff Harrell about Hajj.

[John Jorsett]

The first clue was OJ Simpson's face in the smoke.

[right-wingin_It]

Question...did Adnan Hajj (the photographer of this photo) also photograph Qana??

[right-wingin_It]

Just must have just missed your post..I repeated it in #23

[JCEccles]

The "photographer" is Adnan Hajj, who was also the primary "photo-journalist" for the Qana event

Well, isn't that interesting?

[John Jorsett]

Here's a link to the Little Green Footballs post on this subject.

[VOA]

Reuters admits altering Beirut photo

Talk about irony.
When I go to the leading article of the thread, my security service
(either Symantec or Earthlink) tells me that "This page might be
a scam" after I decline to install Active X used on that page!

Honestly, it's probably all harmless, BUT...
I wonder if some angry Reuters operative installed a malware download
on all stories about their exposed forgery!

[Sender]

The most common abuse of photo editing cannot be seen in the photos. Whenever you see an image of a Palestinian child throwing rocks or a rage-filled funeral, there are dozens of photographers behind the camera, not only shooting the scene but directing it. They probably bring bundles of cheap American flags and BIC lighters. If you look really hard on the web, you will occasionally see an image that shows the truth from behind; these images are never printed.

[VOA]

Thanks for the post.
I've been distracted lately (that work and job annoyance) so I've not
gotten up to speed on "Green Helmet Guy".
I think your side-by-side photo arrangement "equals a thousand words"
or more.

[Phsstpok]

Jawa Report has much more.  There's a thread on it here

More doctored photos from Hajj/Reuters?

[RoadTest]

We no longer suspect that the Dinosaur media are united with the terrorists. We know it.

If President Bush were true to his 9/12 vow he would shut down Reuters, the NYT and any others that aid and abet the enemy. But we live in dainty, pussyfooting times. Well, the enemy isn't dainty and pussyfooting.

[VOA]

bump

[SandRat]

But you know they're howling up a storm at DU that it was aneo-con, ultra right-wing radical evangelical conservative blog that just had to nit-pick at everything.

HEHEHEHEHEHE and someone in the group will utter; "An Obscenity FreeRepublic!" hehehehehehehe

[Personal Responsibility]

The blogs accused Reuters of distorting the photograph to include more smoke and damage.
Accused? It was obvious.

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Good call! By saying that Reuters was "accused" of doctoring the photograph gives a vague witch-hunt feel to the charge. The correct word is, of course, "exposed".

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It is only "exposed" if it benefits the Left. Otherwise, it is treated as the hostile "accused"

[paltz]

Nope. LGF this time. Charles Johnson really busted them.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

If you go to Drudge you can read comments about the issue. There is a link there (top left) to Y-Net news. The dominant liberal line is of the "fake but accurate" variety. Scroll down to the very bottom of the articles for comments, such as this gem (Post #3):

Maybe thats true. However, the savage destruction of the civilian infrastructure throughout Lebanon is REAL as well as the killing of innocent civillians. Wake up and stop decieving yourself and your public.

The spelling errors are his, not mine.

[Personal Responsibility]

I just held my nose and went over to DU. They have nothing anywhere on the site about this story. Surprised?

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

What a marelous story.

Another win for the ever-vigilant blogosphere against an increasingly mendacious mainstream media (M³) intent to push its "fake but accurate" viewpoint on the world.

Next up, p'raps: the stage-y looking photos of White T-Shirt Guy and Green Helmet Guy?

[mikrofon]

"Terror Rooters", that's the name
And away the truth goes down the drain...

[paltz]

amazing...he found the fountain of youth!!1!