Shouldn't Reuters subject ALL their photographs to simple statistical and technical tests prior to going out over the wires? Aren't they responsible for quality control, veracity, provenance and content? Or does forwarding an antisemite agenda trump all other considerations in the eyes of Herr Reuters' heirs?
This is Lucy Ramirez level sophistication. I certainly hope the source of this photograph is fired, at the least. What controls are in place to prevent this from happening again?
Like the political bias of CBS (huge, endemic, pervasive and deeply ingrained) does Reuters' bias insinuate itself into all its reporting, to point of rendering it a not so subtle propaganda machine for one side in this conflict? NOTE TO REUTERS CUSTOMERS: May I point out that was a rhetorical question, since you do not seem to be very quick on the uptake?
Statistical and technical tests? They should have someone look at them. I've been in a position to choose photos for publication, and the first (doctored) version of this one is not only would not have published, but I would have called the Reuters photo desk and asked them what they were smoking when they let it through.
Speaking of which, has anyone seen any media outlet that picked up this photo? Yahoo is fully automated, and picks up stories and photos straight off the wire. Did this slip past anyone other than Reuters that has actual human editors?
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