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WKU photojournalist discusses doctored photos taken in Lebanon

WKU Public Radio
Published September 12, 2006 at 11:58 AM CDT
This photo, run by Reuters, was later discovered to be digitally altered.
This photo, run by Reuters, was later discovered to be digitally altered.

By Dan Modlin

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkyu/local-wkyu-529329.mp3

Bowling Green, KY – Several doctored photographs were recently run by major media outlets during the war in Lebanon. The discovery of the manipulated images is raising a host of ethical issues for photojournalists. Dan Modlin talks with James Kenney, the head of the WKU Photojournalism Department.
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