Photo Manipulation and Ethics

A. Many news sources in the Middle East photoshop or manipulate images, which is considered a terminal offense by most U. S. daily newspapers. Photos were manipulated to make a rocket launch look more successful, a man was cropped out of the middle of a picture, and female politicians were replace by men.

B. I think this type of photo editing is unethical because it changes the event, and it gives a false portrayal of how the event happened. It is the same as passing false data as true in a written news story.

I think this photo is the most unethical because it implies something that never happened. The title tells what a story is about, and the photo shows a debate that didn't happen. The photo out right tells false information.

I think this photo manipulation is the most ethical because it does not change the story, and does not transmit too much false data. Newsweek wasn't trying to perpetrate false data, I think it was more to save her from embarrassment or make the cover more visually appealing. I think not too unethical because it doesn't change the overall article or idea.