Here we go again - by Richard... Monday, June 07, 2010

littlegreenfootballs.com      Another Cropped Reuters Photo Deletes Another Knife - And a Pool of Blood One picture cropped to remove a knife might be explained as incompetence or a simple mistake. But now we have two pictures from the “peace activists” that were cropped by someone at Reuters to remove knives in the hands of the activists, as they attempted to take soldiers hostage. More... Did Reuters Crop a Photo to Remove a Peace Activist's Weapon? That’s a very interesting way to crop the photo. Most people would consider that knife an important part of the context. There was a huge controversy over whether the activists were armed. Cropping out a knife, in a picture showing a soldier who’s apparently been stabbed, seems like a very odd editorial decision. Unless someone was trying to hide it. More... Announcing: LGF Pages We're proud to announce the new Little Green Footballs Pages, a complete blogging tool for all registered users, with videos, images, and more, and a handy new posting bookmarklet. More... « Spider-Man #45: Spidey vs. Lizard (464) front page Another Cropped Reuters Photo Deletes Another Knife - And a Pool of Blood (1001) » ► Show top rated linkage 313♻RetweetDid Reuters Crop a Photo to Remove a Peace Activist's Weapon? Media | Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 9:05:59 am PDT A Turkish newpaper has released photos taken by the “peace activists” aboard the Mavi Marmara, showing them attempting to take injured Israeli soldiers hostage. Here’s one of the pictures; notice the knife held by a “peace activist” in the lower right corner: And here’s the same photo as released by Reuters earlier today: That’s a very interesting way to crop the photo. Most people would consider that knife an important part of the context. There was a huge controversy over whether the activists were armed. Cropping out a knife, in a picture showing a soldier who’s apparently been stabbed, seems like a very odd editorial decision. Unless someone was trying to hide it. And this would not be the first time that Reuters has been caught altering photos for propaganda purposes. (Hat tip: KT.) UPDATE at 6/6/10 10:30:02 am: The Associated Press published the picture too — without cropping it: The Associated Press: Turkish group releases photos of Israeli soldiers. Here we go again - by Richard... Monday, June 07, 2010 Reuters is playing its games again, manipulating pictures - this time cropping images to remove incriminating evidence (click on the pic to see what they left out). And then you have that idiot Hague call on Israel to agree to a "credible and transparent" investigation into this "deadly raid" on an aid flotilla as activists whose ship was blocked from delivering relief supplies to Gaza returned home today. Speaking alongside Bernard Kouchner, the foreign minister for the Kermits, Hague said there should be an "international presence at minimum" in an inquiry into the deaths of nine "activists". No doubt he too would be happy to see Reuters processing the evidence for such an inquiry to use. One thing is for certain though ... nothing of this is going to reach the MSM. As with Qana, they will close ranks and pretend it never happened. Never can it be admitted that photographs used by the media are routinely manipulated - as is the written copy - all to ensure that the "great unwashed" are only told the "right" things. But for the "derivative" blogs, nothing of this would reach the wider public.