Posted on 08/29/2006 11:29:15 AM PDT by Derfla5
The NY times published a photo the other day which looked like they had airbrushed out a "microphone" which significantly changed the meaning of the photo. I wrote the following letter to their corrections department.
The NY Times responded by sending me the photographers explanation which follows in the body of the comment below.
"Dear editor:
I think you owe your readers a correction and an apology for the altered picture on August 27, 2006 at http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2006/08/27/world/27morale2.html which suggestively led your readers to believe that it showed a "stripper" beginning her "strip" to entertain our troops. That is a misrepresentation. It is obvious that you airbrushed the microphone stand and mike out of the picture. You forgot to airbrush the cord the mike was attached to otherwise we would have believed what we were seeing was true.
The actual truth the "unaltered" picture with mike/stand would have told us was that it portrayed a female entertainer either talking or singing to the troops. Since "strippers" don't perform with microphones and stands on their stage, none of your readers would have thought that she was a stripper. But that "truth" would not have supported the salacious story you were trying to sell.
The fact you would have to misrepresent the image in the story makes the entire article highly suspect as to its truthfulness or impartiality. It adds more damage to the already damaged credibility of the once great NY Times. I suggest you publish a correction, apology and an unaltered photo ASAP.
Sincerely,"
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
monkapotamus, you're one crazy guy...ping me when you insert these, and I'll giggle maniacally with you....
PS-ers, see #13 and 16
Hey, did you guys see this?
http://michellemalkin.com/
NYTimes does it again...
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