According to this Los Angeles Times Editor’s Note, it seems that it is bad journalism to photoshop photos together to get the front page image you want to present. A hearty “way to go!” to the photographer, who was fired for what he did. [via Anil]
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Uh… isn’t that lying? I mean when the media lies about news.. it is bad.. Mykay?
That was meant as a “way to go, you freakin’ idiot”, because it *is* a lie. Not a wise thing to do!
Wow, it never even occured to me that people might do things like that. I don’t neccessarily believe everything I see, but I usually believe photos! So much for that idea…
Uhhhh…oops. It’s the LA Times, not FARK!
Nowadays it’s so hard to tell if something’s been photoshopped… but I’d like to think I can trust newspaper photos (national inquirer notwithstanding). Ugh. 🙂
Yup, I’m all for Photoshopping photos when it’s for artistic purposes, but not when it’s journalism… the only Photoshopping acceptable then is sharpening, leveling, and cropping when necessary. 🙂
i’m actually surprised the newpaper had a policy against this. i know they’re supposed to be unbiased … but it doesn’t seem like it sometimes. kudos to the times for firing this guy. also, i’m curious how many other pictures over the course of his employment he photoshopped.