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Reuters Admits Cropping Photos of Ship Clash, Denies Political Motive
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/06/08/reuters-fake-photos-ihh-gaza-blockade-commandos/ ^

Posted on 06/08/2010 1:12:54 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA

The British-based Reuters news agency has been stung for the second time by charges that it edited politically sensitive photos in a way that casts Israel in a bad light. But this time Reuters claims it wasn’t at fault.

The news agency reacted to questions raised by an American blogger who showed that Reuters' photo service edited out knives and blood traces from pictures taken aboard the activist ship Mavi Marmara during a clash with Israeli commandos last week. Nine people were killed and scores were injured in the clash.

The pictures of the fight were released by IHH, the Turkish-based group that sponsored the six-ship fleet that tried to break Israel's blockade of Gaza.

In one photo, an Israeli commando is shown lying on the deck of the ship, surrounded by activists. The uncut photo released by IHH shows the hand of an unidentified activist holding a knife. But in the Reuters photo, the hand is visible but the knife has been edited out.

The blog “Little Green Footballs” challenged Reuters' editing of the photo.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alreuters; enemedia; fauxtography; mediawar
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1 posted on 06/08/2010 1:12:54 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
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2 posted on 06/08/2010 1:14:15 PM PDT by dfwgator
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How dare anyone attribute a political motive to al Reuters!
3 posted on 06/08/2010 1:14:22 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law." -- Aristotle)
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4 posted on 06/08/2010 1:14:38 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Throw the bums out in 2010.)
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Twofer Tuesday!


5 posted on 06/08/2010 1:15:13 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Throw the bums out in 2010.)
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To: Red in Blue PA
"But this time Reuters claims it wasn’t at fault."

Shite' de la Horse'

6 posted on 06/08/2010 1:15:33 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (Hail To The Fail-In-Chief)
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To: a fool in paradise

GMTA!


7 posted on 06/08/2010 1:15:33 PM PDT by dfwgator
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GUESS THAT PHOTOGRAPHER DIDN’T HAVE ANY DOLS TO LAY AROUND


8 posted on 06/08/2010 1:16:09 PM PDT by SF_Redux
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To: Red in Blue PA

The first mistake the commandos made was using paintball guns with pepper balls when they should have used submachine guns.


9 posted on 06/08/2010 1:16:17 PM PDT by mrmeyer ("When brute force is on the march, compromise is the red carpet." Ayn Rand)
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To: Red in Blue PA
The blog “Little Green Footballs” challenged Reuters' editing of the photo.

Which is surprising these days. Is he playing a WWF good-guy-turned-bad-guy-turned-good-guy?

10 posted on 06/08/2010 1:16:34 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Throw the bums out in 2010.)
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I’m sure Reuters did nothing misleading. Also, let me tell you about the great piece of land that I just bought in Florida.


11 posted on 06/08/2010 1:16:37 PM PDT by fhayek
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...Reuters claims it wasn’t at fault.

Helen Thomas made them do it?

12 posted on 06/08/2010 1:16:46 PM PDT by WayneS ("1984" was a WARNING, not an Instruction Manual.)
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To: backhoe; blackie; MestaMachine; TigersEye; MamaDearest; combat_boots; caww

Ping.


13 posted on 06/08/2010 1:17:52 PM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (Kagan ENDED Constitutional Law in Harvard: freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2523089/posts)
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BUMP


14 posted on 06/08/2010 1:17:54 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Wow.


15 posted on 06/08/2010 1:18:03 PM PDT by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: fhayek

In their hearts, they side with Helen Thomas.


16 posted on 06/08/2010 1:18:32 PM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (Kagan ENDED Constitutional Law in Harvard: freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2523089/posts)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Why would Reuters release pics from the IHH anyway?


17 posted on 06/08/2010 1:20:23 PM PDT by GeronL (Political Correctness Kills)
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Like Stalin used to say, “No man, no problem.”


18 posted on 06/08/2010 1:20:52 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: a fool in paradise

No he’s not changing.. Nothing gets Charley’s panties in a knot than a chance to attack religion. Any religion. In this case Islam. Had those commandoes been led by Hasidic Rabbis, Charley wouldn’t have known who to call out.


19 posted on 06/08/2010 1:23:28 PM PDT by xkaydet65
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OK, what is the story behind the Stalin photo?


20 posted on 06/08/2010 1:25:15 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Forcing one person to pay for the irresponsibility of another is NOT social justice.)
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