http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/36488_Did_Reuters_Crop_a_Photo_to_Remove_a_Peace_Activists_Weapon
A Turkish newpaper has released photos taken by the "peace activists" http://fotogaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/GaleriDetay.aspx?cid=36575&p=1&rid=2 aboard the Mavi Marmara, showing them attempting to take injured Israeli soldiers hostage. Here's one of the pictures; notice the knife held by a "peace activist" in the lower right corner: http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/pictures/ZZ080932F7.jpg And here's the same photo as released by Reuters earlier today: [See http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/36488_Did_Reuters_Crop_a_Photo_to_Remove_a_Peace_Activists_Weapon for photo ] That's a very interesting way to crop the photo. Most people would consider that knife an important part of the context. There was a huge controversy over whether the activists were armed. Cropping out a knife, in a picture showing a soldier who's apparently been stabbed, seems like a very odd editorial decision. Unless someone was trying to hide it. And this would not be the first time that Reuters has been caught altering photos for propaganda purposes. [See http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/36488_Did_Reuters_Crop_a_Photo_to_Remove_a_Peace_Activists_Weapon for photo ] - Hide quoted text - (Hat tip: KT.) UPDATE at 6/6/10 10:30:02 am: The Associated Press published the picture too - without cropping it: The Associated Press: Turkish group releases photos of Israeli soldiers. www.google.com/hostednews/ap/slideshow/ALeqM5jVq5_qVfEU7G8sQDbjpN64rMmdtQD9G5TC3G0?index=0&ned=us ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:320437 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
