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21 Jul, 2010 | Posted by: psnotes



Photo Manipulation Isn’t a Sin — But Lying About It Is With technology making it so easy to profoundly alter photojournalistic images — deleting or adding items, changing the source of the lighting and so on — how can we, the audience, know that what we’re seeing is “the truth”?
The answer is, we can’t.
While it is commendable that Reuters and Adobe, for example, are working to make altered files more readily identifiable, let’s face it: it’s a losing battle. It will never adequately protect news consumers. It Comes Down to Two People. More info: http://rising.blackstar.com/photo-manipulation-isn%E2%80%99t-a-sin-%E2%80%94-but-lying-about-it-is.html ; Posted in Photojournalism ; SOURCE: Paul Melcher .


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