Reuters Admits Fraud
Reuters has withdrawn the altered photograph of smoke rising from Beirut, admitted it was faked and issued an apology. Too late to save their credibility, the apology serves as notice that Reuters is simply not to be considered a trustworthy source for news.
A Reuters photograph of smoke rising from buildings in Beirut has been withdrawn after coming under attack by American web logs. The blogs accused Reuters of distorting the photograph to include more smoke and damage.
The photograph showed two very heavy plumes of black smoke billowing from buildings in Beirut after an Air Force attack on the Lebanese capital. Reuters has since withdrawn the photograph from its website, along a message admitting that the image was distorted, and an apology to editors.
In the message, Reuters said that "photo editing software was improperly used on this image. A corrected version will immediately follow this advisory. We are sorry for any inconvience."
Ynet is publicly praising Charles Johnson from Little Green Footballs for his work in busting yet another fraud. Go Charles! They also mention several other blogs that did yeoman's work on this.
This is Reuters' picture site and I am not seeing a real public apology right up front yet.
Blogosphere, Media | Gaius August 6, 2006
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By larwyn, August 6, 2006 @ 8:02 am
BREAKING!!
REUTERS CAUGHT RED HANDED PHOTOSHOPPING PHOTO OF BOMBED AREA
Dan at RiehlWorld just sent me link to his work.
Reuter’s Photoshop Explained
Charles Johnson at LGF caught the cloned smoke in this pic – Riehl world proves buildings and coloring also cloned by photoshopping.
Proves Reuters’ “1000 words” dispatches worth as much as their text words!!!
We need to bury them! the SOB’s!
Please distribute far and wide. Local stations and newspapers can get ball rolling.
By larwyn, August 6, 2006 @ 8:06 am
Let’s treat their apology as the media is treating Mel Gibson’s apologies!
I will include links to yr new posts in my comments on this story. Don’t see your email address at site. Send me if you wish.
Great work you do here. Glad someone is keeping track of animal world.
best
By Gaius, August 6, 2006 @ 8:23 am
Email addy is on the “About” page.
By larwyn, August 6, 2006 @ 9:18 am
LGF must be inundated/or attacked?
getting “404 Gateway timeout”
Have dial up – so just taking this from JOM commenter – credible poster
Patton.
Please send whole story to FNC – sure they will pick up when presented with
evidence.
Best,
Larwyn
Gaius, having serious problems since lightning storm here – browser not letting me see your right hand column. So please send email address until I have this repaired.
Reuters employee issues ‘Zionist pig’ death threat
Worker suspended after telling American blogger: ‘I look forward to day when you pigs get your throats cut’
A Reuters employee has been suspended after sending a death threat to an American blogger.
The message, sent from a Reuters internet account, read: “I look forward to the day when you pigs get your throats cut.”
It was sent to Charles Johnson, owner of the Little Green Footballs (LGF) weblog, a popular site which often backs Israel and highlights jihadist terrorist activities.
In the threat, the Reuters staff member, who has not been named, left his email address as “zionistpig” at hotmail.com.
Reporting the message to his readers, Johnson wrote on his website: “This particular death threat is a bit different from the run of the mill hate mail we get around here, because an IP lookup on the sender reveals that he/she/it was using an account at none other than Reuters News.”
Posted by: Patton | August 06, 2006 at 06:48 AM
Its pretty clear Rueters has taken sides
LET’S BURY THE BASTARDS!