It's like the live video feeds they had from the battlefield during the second Iraq invasion, it looked like I was using the video chat function of Windows messenger with a dial-up connection. For the sake of "the latest technology", they're willing to sacrifice quality. I agree, it looks like garbage. I'm simply curious to see how many doctored images are going to come through. A scenario:
Monks in Burma/Myannmar begin protesting again. The military police roll in with guns ablazin'. Due to an absence of international press, the government installs hires "iReporters" to show peaceful interactions, maybe even smiling faces, between police and the monks.
How are these types of things controlled? Does an attempt to filter which images are posted the practice of yellow journalism?
"The optimist believes this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it's true" - J Robert Oppenheimer
----- Original Message ----
From: Mark Blackwell <mblackwell1958@xxxxxxxxx>
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 6, 2008 11:20:39 AM
Subject: Re: A photo contest run by Focal Press
But look. You do get your name on TV. Shouldn't that be pay enough? :-) Not only do they get free photographers but often free reporters too. They haven't figured out that more often than not that the free item someone gives you is usually worth what you paid for it. Someone once told me years ago. The rich didn't get that way spending money..
Trevor Cunningham <tr_cunningham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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From: Mark Blackwell <mblackwell1958@xxxxxxxxx>
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 6, 2008 11:20:39 AM
Subject: Re: A photo contest run by Focal Press
But look. You do get your name on TV. Shouldn't that be pay enough? :-) Not only do they get free photographers but often free reporters too. They haven't figured out that more often than not that the free item someone gives you is usually worth what you paid for it. Someone once told me years ago. The rich didn't get that way spending money..
Trevor Cunningham <tr_cunningham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ah yes...getting something for free. My favorite is the iReporters that CNN is currently spouting. Send us your picture, and we might put it on the air! How do they regulate image veracity?"The optimist believes this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it's true" - J Robert Oppenheimer
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From: "mlent@xxxxxxxxxxx" <mlent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, March 6, 2008 10:10:22 AM
Subject: Re: A photo contest run by Focal Press
This is SO typical, and what trolls they are for doing this. It should be illegal. Thanks for making their true intent known, Roy... They just don't want to pay for the photos they use. Everyone here should write FocalPress and protest this.Cordially,Mark Lent-------------- Original message --------------
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