Janesville man spotted doctoring of photo from war in Middle East

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ^ | 8/16/06 | MARK JOHNSON

[doug from upland]

I just spoke with Mike and sent him the thread. I hope he has time to come and say hi.

[dennisw]

http://mikethorson.com/

MILITARY PHOTOS

[The Brush]

"I certainly didn't mean for anybody to lose their job or anything like that.

Perhaps he is saying what will keep him safe now that his name and location have been revealed.
We are dealing with a vengeful enemy, giving this much information isn't in his best interest.

[andyandval]

I just spoke with Mike and sent him the thread. I hope he has time to come and say hi.

That's awesome, Doug!

Hope Mike shows up bump.

[elhombrelibre]

He's a bright guy but apparently confused about Reuter's and its seriousness. Reuter's, like much of the MSM, is anything but serious. It's agenda is to help America's enemies. This is a fact even if they don't realize it themselves. They're never skeptical of terrorists and take them at their word. They never believe our own government or our allies even when there is incontrovertible proof.

[bonfire]

Get that guy over here to FR!

[doug from upland]

He has occasionally seen FR.

[reagan_fanatic]

Who says one man can't make a difference?

Way to go, Mike!

[TexanByBirth]

To clone, you simply click on part of a picture, then paste an exact copy of that part somewhere else on the photo.

That is not how the clone tool in Photoshop works, there is no paste to it.

But I guess we can't expect reporters to be accurate with facts!

[reformed_dem]

...was sitting at his computer on a Saturday...

Yes, but was he wearing his pajamas?

[rightazrain]

"I'm listening to Fox News interview one of the passengers on that London-DC flight which landed in Boston . . ."

That was Greta Van Sustren. She wasn't on that particular flight, but was sharing her experience on a recent flight out of London. None of the passengers aboard this flight have been interviewed yet.

[hsalaw]

Thanks for the correction. Between reading/posting on FR and listening to the news on various channels, some bits of information are obviously falling through the cracks.

[Kryptonite]

I hope he comes aboard too. He'd be an assett to FR.

[Kryptonite]

I was wondering the same thing.....

[Beckwith]

News organizations will be well served if they only accept film.

Digital images should not to be trusted by anybody.

[weegee]

PING me when one of the interviewed "passengers" yells out "Babba-booey" and "Stern rules!".

[weegee]

Within minutes Thorson went to the political blog Little Green Footballs and sent a comment about his suspicions that the photo had been doctored. He thought of the blog because it had been among those questioning the authenticity of the documents "60 Minutes II" used in a report on President George W. Bush's record in the Texas Air National Guard.

A more ACCURATE description would be "exposed the documents on '60 Minutes II' as modern forgies" and later exposed ties between the DNC and the path the letters took to CBS.

Also, it would be good to mention that Reuters had an employee who sent electronic death threats from work to Little Green Footballs PRIOR to this Reuters scandal.

[doug from upland]

I let him know that FR was the first to be on top of the National Guard documents.

[edgrimly78]

Weird headline--thought they caught the Janesville man in the middle of doctoring the photo. Someone really needs to work on the headline writing.

Thats the Milwaukee Urinal for ya...