From: "Jim Davis" <ydavis@hkg.odn.ne.jp> > Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net> wrote/replied to: > > >Pondering the digital deception, Mr. Long and other photojournalists were > >crestfallen. "This sort of thing damages the credibility of all of us," he > >says. "Once you've lost your trust, you might as well be selling aluminum > >siding." > > > >Tina > > Ya the paper should have just quietly ushered him out with a nice > severance. It would have been less damaging. Well, there are (at least) two lines of thought on this. One is to let the fella go quietly as you said, though I would certainly never give severance for bad behavior. I favor this in those areas in life where those deceived are not and do not involve the public. However, in as much as responsible journalism requires that the paper publish a retraction/correction on the photo, all will know that deception has taken place through it's pages. It's understandable that the paper would assign the blame where it belongs so that it's readers (and share holders) understand that they (the paper) are innocent in the matter. Further, the source of the error and the corrective action taken is, in itself, news. One may be honest or dishonest. There are wages for both.
