Some main points mentioned in the article were, that it is taking all of the "realness" out of the picture. Journalism is supposed to me the media showing the people how real the world is. It is taking the whole beauty of journalism out. There is also a point of view that says that when people edit pictures for aesthetic reasons, that it is showing the same person, but not in it's entirety. It completely takes away the point of the picture/article. In conclusion, the picture no longer portrays the full truth.
B. What is the philosophy of news papers like Washington Post and the New York Times regarding image manipulation?
In the New York Times, The picture that caused controversy was the picture of OJ Simpson shortly after a crime he committed became extremely popular and public. This cover page was edited to make OJ look guilty. This picture was edited to show an opinion and sway the people who looked at the picture to think that he was guilty.
C. What do you think are acceptable things you could do to an image and not cross the line into an unethical manipulation?
Honestly, I think that if the picture is meant to convey the full truth and it is not a "commercial photography" shoot, then there is not an excuse to edit and manipulate the pictures.
D. In situations where editing is made to make people to be looked at in a better view, it is nowhere near acceptable. In this picture, the photographer combined to different photos to make the soldier look more valiant, and to make the crowd more "venerable" due to having the man with the child front and center.
E. Again. I still feel very strong about my view on photo, but if there was one version of photo manipulation would probably be where family members used to cut and morph pictures of other family members to have a complete family portrait. The photo was really only made for the family's please, and not for the journalistic viewing of other people.
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