Marvin Olasky - How Low Can Press Standards Go?

On the truly unbelievable revelations of Reuters, AP and other press agencies publishing hundreds of doctored photos to impugn Israel and promote Hezbollah.

NOTE: Marvin Olasky on the truly unbelievable revelations of Reuters, AP and other press agencies publishing hundreds of doctored photos to impugn Israel and promote Hezbollah. Does it seem sometimes that the media is rooting for the terrorists, Saddamites, et al.? Well guess what: they are.

Needless to say, the Dan Rather-ization of the media continues on unchecked. But people are beginning to realize it, it's beginning to sink in, and in another decade, the "old media" may well be swept away.

In the meantime, read Olasky. You need to know. — RDM

Reuters withdrew an image of smoke rising from burning buildings after an Israeli airstrike Saturday on the suburbs of Beirut after evidence emerged that it had been manipulated to show more smoke. The manipulated image is shown on the left. The unaltered image, shown on the right, has since run. Adnan Hajj / Reuters

How Low Can Press Standards Go?

by Marvin Olasky
August 17, 2006

Try on this exciting photo caption: "A Hezbollah PR man poses for dr…