Reuters Doctoring Photos from Beirut? [photo inside]

Little Green Footballs ^ | 8-5-2006

[Hadean]

OK, now things are getting weird.

This Reuters photograph shows blatant evidence of manipulation. Notice the repeating patterns in the smoke; this is almost certainly caused by using the Photoshop “clone” tool to add more smoke to the image. (Hat tip: Mike.)

It’s so incredibly obvious, it reminds me of the faked CBS memos. Smoke simply does not contain repeating symmetrical patterns like this, and you can see the repetition in both plumes of smoke. There’s really no question about it.

Smoke billows from burning buildings destroyed during an overnight Israeli air raid on Beirut’s suburbs August 5, 2006. Many buildings were flattened during the attack. REUTERS/Adnan Hajj

[meyer]

I don't really care when you first used the phrase. I DO care about someone who brags about it.

I clicked on this thread to read about Reuter's doctoring of images to further their political agenda. I would prefer not to have that reading disrupted by accusations and such as to whether or not a certain freeper coined a specific phrase.

[mvpel]

Somehow the Israeli bomb excavated the floor of the child's bedroom while leaving the walls intact?

[Salem]

Free Republic rats out the MSM again!  

Reuters admits altering Beirut photo

[Salem]

Remember this post (#215) of mine yesterday? Go back and see where all the links go now.

LOL!!  

These people are so pathetic.

[Nomorjer Kinov]

It's been a great night watching the pajamahadeen at work. FWIW, I did some searching and it appears that the lamestream matter cannot be settled through a normal search. I found a bookmark page which links to the use of the word lamestream in September of 1998 by Ravenstar. The link to the original thread is dead. So is the search.

But I also wanted to remind folks here about the LATimes altering a photo and getting caught. Here is a link the the apology thread where the fake is depicted.

[Fawn]

OMG...that aiplane guys GETS AROUND!!

[Lady Jag]

LOL! Brilliant!

[Lady Jag]

ROFL!   I'm thrilled to be associated with creative nuts like you all!

[Shimmer128]

No, i'm comparing a picture to a picture, so don't change the subject, trying to cloud the issue, just answer the question.

[grey_whiskers]

Anti-Reuters Sarcasm Torpedo ARMED. FIRE!!

I see the smoke, but where are the mirrors?

[monkapotamus]

[MaineVoter2002]

The liberals are going on the defensive and using Dan Rather excuses

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.politics/browse_frm/thread/985c4ce8066d53d1/e66e4a998f832669?hl=en#e66e4a998f832669

[Huck]

lol. research when you first used the phrase? well, when I said delusional, I wasn't kidding. by the way, now you're saying maybe you used the phrase in 98. before, you said you used it "here on FR about three years ago." Well that'd be about 5 years AFTER 1998. And before you try to backpedal some more, you didn't say you "may" have said it 3 years ago. You said you "may" have been the first, when you did say it, which you claimed was 2003, but now claim may have been 5 years earlier. So apart from having nothing factually correct in your post, it was a great post. lol. you sound like John Kerry. I have no doubt you'll be a successful politician!

[Huck]

And remember, it ain't braggin if it's true. But in this case, it's braggin!

[Huck]

I found this post, where BillyBob claims without qualification that he coined the term, and where he once again pegs his first usage to 2003, at least 4 years after it was already in use on the net...Algore, is that you??:

I was the one who first started using the phrase "lamestream" media, here on FR about two years ago. But MSM has caught on and is now the standard.

56 posted on 02/15/2005 9:15:50 AM PST by Congressman Billybob (My tagline is on vacation.)

[NY Attitude]

Assuming that the baby was pulled out of the rubble, the pacifier does not show any signs of dust that the baby has on it.

[Grampa Dave]

Great job, the Buckhead standard continues to be strong at Free Republic.

[turbocat]

I found a little more on the photoshop stuff re Reuters. Another picture taken at almost exactly the same time. Which brings into question why the shot was used at all. See my comparison here at my STICKY NOTES blog

[Slings and Arrows]

Maybe Reuters just wanted to make things look 'disproportionate'!! :P

It's a News Service of Peace (TM).

[Irish_Thatcherite]

It's a tolerant news service...