Reuters on Sunday withdrew an image of smoke rising from burning buildings after an Israeli air strike on the suburbs of Beirut on August 5, 2006 after evidence emerged that it had been manipulated to show more smoke. The manipulated image is shown on the left. The unaltered image, shown on the right, has since run. Reuters has told the photographer, freelance Adnan Hajj, that the agency will not use any more of his pictures
A pall of smoke rises from the Hizbollah stronghold in southern Beirut after Israeli air strikes, July 25, 2006. REUTERS/Adnan Hajj
A wounded civilian being carried away on a stretcher at Maameltain bridge in Lebanon.
Smoke rises from a Hizbollah stronghold in southern Beirut after being hit by Israeli warplanes, July 24, 2006. (Adnan Hajj/Reuters)
Palestinians wheel a wounded man to the treatment room at Shifa hospital in Gaza City, early Tuesday, July 25, 2006. Late Monday, Israeli aircraft fired missiles at a four-story building in the Shajaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza City, wounding four, Palestinian security and hospital officials said. The military said the building was used by Islamic Jihad to store weapons. Before the attack, the military called the owner, an Islamic Jihad activist, warning him to get his family out. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
Lebanese Islamist stands outside the burning Danish consulate in Beirut February 5, 2006. Angry demonstrators set the Danish consulate in Beirut ablaze on Sunday and the violent turn in protests over publication of cartoons of Prophet Mohammad drew condemnation from European capitals and moderate Muslims. REUTERS/Adnan Hajj
Lebanese families who were evacuated from south Lebanon rest in a shelter in Beirut, July 18, 2006. REUTERS/Adnan Hajj
LEBANOLLYWOOD ENABLER…Reuters Head of Public Relations Moira Whittle Posted in Uncategorized on August 6th, 2006 Could this be a different ‘Moira Whittle’ than the one who used to work for Al Jazeera………
“The photographer has denied deliberately attempting to manipulate the image, saying that he was trying to remove dust marks and that he made mistakes due to the bad lighting conditions he was working under,” said
