Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henry To paraphrase what Tina said; the altered photo is inflammatory, the components of it are not. Jerry Henry Ting wrote: > I agree, reprimand would be more appropriate. However, > firing the photography AND then PUBLICIZING it, makes > me wonder whether LA Times is using the opportunity > for some self-publicity. For one thing, the "firing" > of the photography might or might not be correct, but > making it into news in itself have no basis. > Especially, there's other more newsworthy war stories. > The way I look at it, LA times couldn't care less if > this had happened during times of peace, and the > reason ? -- who would care. I still think the > photography in this case is a scape-goat from some > self-righteous bigwig who saw a perfect opportunity > for some other self-promotion. > > --- Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote: > > But BD, the comment I made was that this is > > precisely what written word > > journalists do..... why 2 standards? Is it beacuse > > you are a photographer > > that the standards are different, and more robust > > for the photographer? Why > > is it not OK that the paper would publish a 1 side > > point of view on the War > > itself? Omission is OK but commission is a sin? > > > > I think the comments about the power of the paper to > > influence, is one that > > we all accept. They do this through selective > > reporting, and I believe is > > an editorial driven point of view. I think I > > accept that the > > photojournalist is entitled to the same standards, > > and thus my opinion that > > his work was acceptable as it did not in my opinion > > and in my memory, not > > change the .meaning of the point of time. > > > > BTW, I do believe that for breaking the rules of the > > LA Times, the guy > > should have been reprimanded. FIred? Maybe, if it > > so states in the rule > > book. > > > > Frank Filippone > > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > > > What is with you folks? Unacceptable to say 'submit > > only those photos > > that you exposed, and none of those that you > > composed?' > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more > http://tax.yahoo.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html