AP: Mag gets flak for altered pic of Obama's buff bod

[BuyingThyme]

Mag gets flak for altered pic of Obama's buff bod
By Jocelyn Noveck
Associated Press

Here’s the part that’s NOT in debate about the May cover of Washingtonian magazine: Barack Obama looks pretty darned good in a swimsuit — especially for a president.

What IS being debated are issues of propriety and ethics. Was it disrespectful to display the presidential pecs — alongside a headline calling the chief executive “hot”? And, in a separate journalistic flap, was it wrong to alter the color of his swimsuit from black (or dark navy) to a bright red?

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http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2009/05/21/life/doc49f8539c1f6db114057330.txt

[opihimoimoi]

1. Mynah matters....dilution factor = nit picking

[napi21]

2. Why woulod anybody GAS what color his suit was? I'm an old white

lady and his bod IS hot. Anyone who is complaining, I say, get over your iealousy!

[MidwestTransplant]

3. What ever will the terraists think

[Mind_your_head]

4. The BIG point here, as stated in the full article is:

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You don’t alter photos: period

And as for that altered swimsuit color? “We changed it so it would show up against our dark background,” Williams said. “Also, we were trying to convey the concept of love, and red is the color of love. And it’s hot!”

That didn’t hold water, hot or cold, with some commentators and academics, who felt the magazine should have adhered to a central tenet of photojournalism: You don’t alter photos: period.

“There needs to be integrity to a photo,” said Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. “Otherwise, what are your boundaries? Where do you stop?”

Media critic Howard Kurtz, who hosts CNN’s “Reliable Sources” and writes for The Washington Post, agreed.{/i}
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[FrenchieCat]

5. Howard Kurtz?

He's just jealous! :rofl:

[Mind_your_head]

7. You've brought attention to Howard Kurtz.......

But don't bother with him one way or the other.

What about the rest of the article/supositions. "Photos should not be altered - EVER!"

Do you agree?

[aquart]

6. Putin started it.

I think all world leaders should have a swimsuit competition.

[Catshrink]

8. Bad, bad Putin. Is this what he wrought?

[Mind_your_head]

9. Everyone gets old ~ if they're "lucky"

It's not something to disdain. It's our 'lot'. Neither rich nor poor can escape it either. We are ALL THE SAME in this TRUTH!