YNet News reports the admission here.
Left and Right proves the altering beyond a shadow of a doubt.
Background via Malkin and Allah.
Followup here: the photographer in question (Adnan Hajj) has been suspended pending an investigation.
I don’t get it. With so many other legit images of smoke billowing from Beirut, why would anyone want to alter a photo of one? Unless they were trying to embellish what was happening, of course …
PM Update: Adnan Hajj will no longer be doing any freelance work for Reuters. (Hat tip: LGF)
Posted By: Sister Toldjah in: Israel, Lebanon/Hezbollah, Media Watch, Middle East
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That is exactly what they were trying to do is embellish what was happening, make it look worse than it actually was.
Comment by Phil @ 8/6/2006 - 11:52 am
The doctored photo makes it look as though smoke is rising from multiple places, supporting the Left’s accusations of indiscriminate bombing. Accusations made against Israel, of course… they never seem to get their panties in a bunch when terrorists randomly attack civilians on purpose.
Comment by CavalierX @ 8/6/2006 - 12:07 pm
Reuters need a top to bottom house cleaning. They have too many biased people masquerading as journalists to be a credible organization.
Comment by PCD @ 8/6/2006 - 1:53 pm
- More “blowing smoke” to gin up circulation and viewership. Nice to know you can’t trust anything you see or read anymore. So much for journalism.
- Bang
Comment by Big Bang Hunter @ 8/6/2006 - 2:58 pm
- and just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, or any more obvious who our enemies really are.
- Bang
Comment by Big Bang Hunter @ 8/6/2006 - 3:03 pm
- Reuters posted a corrected copy that unfortunately was also altered, so the not so funny comedy continues. They’ve yanked that one too now.
- How many more times will the MSM need to get caught in a lie before they believe the blogsphere really exists, has teeth, and isn’t going to go away soon.
- Bang
Comment by Big Bang Hunter @ 8/6/2006 - 3:25 pm
- Incidently for those of you wondering about the “why” for the doctoring, it’s a way to give the impression that Israel is not doing surgical strikes, but engaging in widespread “carpet” bombing. The Hezzi’z are trying eveything possible to hang onto the PR advantage. Apparently Reuters is all about helping them along. I think the Reuter editors are lying through their teeth.
- FOX is saying they’ll do a complete report on the fakery at 5 pm EST.
- Bang
Comment by Big Bang Hunter @ 8/6/2006 - 3:37 pm
- Yet another Reuters fake but accurate offering. Here and here. This is really sickening.
- Bang
Comment by Big Bang Hunter @ 8/6/2006 - 4:29 pm
Yeah more from the people who are not taking sides, and think they are more intelligent than the rest of us poor slobs. This editor had to know he was publishing an altered photograph. Do we want this type of people back in power?? It is garbage like this that will only help Dems to lose the election this year. When are they going to figure this out?? They are so deceived. It has to be, no one can actually be this stupid. - Lorica
Comment by Lorica @ 8/6/2006 - 6:34 pm
I used to think so Lorica, but the Left has steadily proved me wrong. Kos should issue a memo telling his Komrad minions to knock off the cheerleading and equivacating for the enemy, or their side can do the bend over move in the next election cycles. Hopefull they’ll continue to not listen.
- Bang
Comment by Big Bang Hunter @ 8/6/2006 - 7:00 pm
*** Breaking *** - Latest copy’s of attack on Beirut Rueters pictures. Japanese Norareeke studio’s protests here.
- Bang
Comment by Big Bang Hunter @ 8/6/2006 - 9:11 pm
- and another - this one the preported “accurate but real” original.
- Bang
Comment by Big Bang Hunter @ 8/6/2006 - 10:03 pm