I posted a photo which is supposed to be Osama Bin Laden's dead body here. Most people believe - or want to believe - that it's a photoshop.
Barack Obama has said that he will not release photos of Osama Bin Laden's dead body. He has argued that the American people 'don't want to see that' and that it would be like 'spiking the football' after a touchdown (an ironic analogy given that a football is made out of pigskin, which is haram). But frankly, that explanation is kind of lame, especially given that photos of other dead bodies at Bin Laden's Abbottabad compound have been released.
Ultimately, the decision not to release the photos seems likely to be reversed, as have so many other seemingly inexplicable decisions made by this administration. In fact, I think Debbie Schlussel has probably hit the nail on the head when she asked,
Reuters has posted photos of the raid in Bin Laden's house which include pictures of at least two dead persons. Neither person in the photos is Osama Bin Laden (Hat Tip: Memeorandum).
According to Reuters, the pictures were sold to them by someone who wishes to remain anonymous.
President Obama told CBS News' Steve Kroft on Wednesday night that he will not allow images of a dead Osama Bin Laden to be released.
Let's go to the videotape.
I posted an image that may be Osama Bin Laden here.
Massive Honest Reporting study shows bias in the use of photography
A massive study of photographs by media bias watchdog Honest Reporting shows blatant bias by the major wire services in their use of photographs in reporting about Israel (Hat Tip: Daily Alert).
To find out if Israel is being treated fairly by the wire services, we embarked on a three-month in-depth study of how Israel is portrayed by all three wires. This study covers the period that began with the Gaza flotilla on May 31, 2010 and ended with the murder of four Israelis at the hands of Palestinian terrorists on Aug. 31, 2010.
The study was carried out by David Katz, a professional photographer with 25 years experience working at the highest levels in the media together with HonestReporting. Over three months, some 13,500 photos from Israel and the Palestinian territories were reviewed.
The study revealed a pattern of double standards and bias that has become a norm in coverage of the region, particularly in regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Distortions of images mostly fell into the following categories:
1. Deliberate Staging 2. Use of wide-angle lenses and photographer positions to make photos appear more dramatic than the reality 3. Photographers choosing positions that effect the events they are shooting 4. Editorializing in photo captions.
The study did not reveal significant instances of photo manipulation through programs such as Photoshop. While dramatic examples of digital photo manipulation have been uncovered in the past, most notably during the Second Lebanon War, the study found that photo bias against Israel consisted largely of subtle techniques such as staging images.
To ensure objectivity in the study, HonestReporting used the wire services' stated missions (Appendix 1) as its standard, comparing the missions to actual performance.
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I posted a photo which is supposed to be Osama Bin Laden's dead body here. Most people believe - or want to believe - that it's a photoshop.
