Photoshop Use Rampant in Mainstream Media

Reuters has gone from being the “Rolls Royce” of journalism to being the “rusty old Pinto with one pink door”.

It is the latest MSM news organization whose shoddy journalism has resulted in public embarrassment for a company whose business depends on diligence and maintaining public trust (e.g. Dan Rather and Memogate).

Reuters has fired one of their photographer, Adnan Hajj, after Little Green Footballs broke the story of how one of Hajj’s photographs was manipulated using Adobe Photoshop. The photo, which shows Beirut in flames, was altered to exaggerate the extent of the damage caused by Israeli bombing. (WARNING: The above link also contains another Hajj photograph showing a dead child.)

Here’s another look at Hajj’s photo before and after manipulation in Photoshop. (Thanks to Dorkafork at INDC Journal.)

Hajj was also responsible for one of the infamous “Green Helmet” photographs I discussed in an earlier post.

Here’s another doctored photo from Adnan Hajj. (Thanks to The Jawa Report.)

Here’s a third questionable Adnan Hajj photograph. (Thanks to Scott at Powerline.)

Hajj's photographs were published extensively by Reuters. Check out his portfolio here.