On Sep 26, 2009, at 3:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 09:48:51AM -0700, Tim Bray wrote:
Is it OK to crop a picture to make an editorial point? The answer's
not obvious. See
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/09/the-ethics-of-photocropping.html
I'll wade into the silliness:
Cropping a photo is no less ethical than using a zoom lens, or
choosing where to aim the camera.
If Newsweek paid the photographer for the rights to use the photo any
way that they choose, then there is nothing unethical about their
choosing to crop it.
Read the caption. In combination, the cap and pic are making a
statement that is completely different than what was originally
portrayed in the photo. It's not illegal, but for a news organization,
this kind of shenanigans is generally considered unethical.
It's a boring photo, and Cheney is the only one in it that seem to
have any relevance to the discussion. Cropping out the other people,
or the wine glass is no less ethical than straightening it.
-T
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