Originally Posted by
Jackonicko
Er actually I think that statement is actually correct.
The Photo editor of the Peterborough Evening newspaper showed a photograph from a feature about RAF training at Wittering. It featured two men in CS95 running from a huge fireball explosion. It was actually a dramatic composition with two images superimposed.
It was done to dramatise the feature and sell papers.
He received nothing but criticism from one of the MCO at the briefing who accused him of being untruthful, distorting the facts etc etc.
He admitted that it was a composition but said it was not a 'news' photograph purporting to tell the truth but one created to tell the story.
I think the majority, ie over 50%, thought his story was reasonable but a significant number thought it had been morally wrong.
Yes - sell the paper - tell a story - but not the facts.