Comments on: Reuters doctors photo; some readers upset that other readers upset

By: Christopher

Christopher — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 13:18:13 +0000

I’ve never been called a cheerleader before. Does that mean I made the cut? WOOOO!

By: david smith

david smith — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 13:15:49 +0000

Yup, it can be appallingly difficult for anyone seeking a reliable and accurate source of factual information in a time of war. What gives the Reuters story a particularly insidious quality is the subtlety of its distortion; while any willful manipulation is of course inexcusable, it’s frankly not all that easy for me to distinguish between the two posted photos. I guess that makes it all the more ironic that the story should be broken by Ynet, which I’d never heard of before a recent citation here on Jewlicious, but which turns out to be a source for some of the most unapologetic and transparent propaganda I’ve encountered in my life. Indeed, Ynet’s singular nonchalance about the dreck it publishes suggests its audience cares less about journalistic objectivity than having a cheerleader to reinforce their sense of moral superiority.

By: Haish Hagadol

Haish Hagadol — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 22:29:53 +0000

Sometimes the lush green vegetation that Hawaii is famous for helps to keep me calm…

just kidding… sort of

By: ck

ck — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 22:20:11 +0000

Haish: Sure. Easy for you to be calm. You live in Hawaii with nary a care in the world! Go organize another pro Israel rally or something, or sip some mai tais or whatever it is y’all do in Waikiki.
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sort of.

By: Haish Hagadol

Haish Hagadol — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 21:53:06 +0000

Christopher, you can always do what I did – which is alert ALL your local news affiliates with a short sweet email stating facts. Most importantly, you need to provide links that can corroborate the evidence. Be polite, be calm, and be a “concerned viewer”.

By: ap23

ap23 — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 21:21:11 +0000

Wow, as a former photo retoucher, i gotta say this has got to be the worst abuse/use of the photoshop cloning tool ever. its sad that no discerning eye in the photo dept didnt catch thisweeeeellllllllll before it got out the gate

By: Christopher

Christopher — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:54:19 +0000

Chaim said it right, why isn’t this being reported in American news? I haven’t heard a thing about this at all until I came by jewlicious.

By: Jay D. Hall

Jay D. Hall — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:31:27 +0000

wow! I have a graphic program and could use a little extra cash flow. Please send me photos to doctor up. There are examples of my doctoring on all of my web pages.

By: DK

DK — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 22:21:36 +0000

This is yet another example of the importance of fringe media. I have long held that those sites justifiably abhorred for their racial or political outlook (Left or Right) can still serve a function, provided they don’t dwell in conspiracy theories, and process information in a normal manner.

By: Chaim

Chaim — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 19:00:55 +0000

What’s amazing is till now, it isnt being reported in American mainstream news. I just dont get it. Do a google or yahoo news search and this story will no come up. Why isnt this story new worthy?

By: Joel

Joel — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 18:22:58 +0000

Just further proof that Israel cannot win in the media…it isn’t enough that stories are already taken out of context.

By: Finnish

Finnish — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 17:53:08 +0000

Wonderful old pictures! Do you guys know if anyone has taken modern pictures from the same locations? It would be nice to do a comparison and see how things have changed.

As for the manipulated smoke photo, it must be the worst Photoshop job ever. It’s a wonder it wasn’t caught by the first person who looked at it.