Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Should have said Adam and Scott. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Seth Rosner" <sethrosner@nycap.rr.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] NYT Public Editor on Press Photography > Scott, in fact it could be either or both. My intended meaning was that > the Times assumed its readers are elite and would therefore conclude that > this was not the photograph of a real event. Rash assumption. Sorry for my > lack of clarity. ;-) > > Seth > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott McLoughlin" <scott@adrenaline.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 1:10 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] NYT Public Editor on Press Photography > > >> Yeah, I was wondering if it was an "elitist assumption" or an assumption >> that the readers themselves "are elite." >> >> But I generally write off just about any opinion when the "elitist" word >> comes up, so I didn't wonder too long :-) >> But I went to Harvard, so what the hell do I know? >> >> LOL ROTFL >> >> But back on topic, the possibility of a photograph being misinterpreted >> as a more "factual" than illustrative photo is always a real issue. >> >> Sure, why not? Just think of all the sensationalist headlines and copy >> that >> passes for "news," even in the relatively dry business press and industry >> trade rags. Maybe moreso there, because it's so dry to begin with :-) >> >> Scott >> >> Adam Bridge wrote: >> >>>I don't understand the use of "elitist" in this context. >>>On 7/3/05, Seth Rosner <sethrosner@nycap.rr.com> wrote: >>> >>>>And there are at least two problems with the response of the Times >>>>editors: >>>>that NY Times readers will recognize the difference. >>>> >>>>1) it makes quite elitist assumptions about the paper's readers and 2) >>>>it >>>>omits to consider how people with a different ideological point of view >>>>from >>>>that attributed to Times readers will point to the misleading inferences >>>>as >>>>attempts to mislead deliberately Times readers into believing that these >>>>were real photographs of real torture. >>>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >