It's really incredible to see what lengths the media will go to in order to make sales or get an audience. I chose to analyze photo #9, because it stuck out the most to me. It was a photo that George W. Bush used for a political ad in March of 2004; it shows a group of soldiers standing before a crowd of their fellow citizens. It is SO obvious that the picture had been altered - it was digitally altered by copying and pasting. If you look closely, some soldiers appear more than once. I am assuming this was altered for dramatic pathos affect to generate some sort of emotional response from the audience. I believe the manipulation was harmful because they are trying to manufacture an emotional response by using false imagery. After the Bush administration admitted to using digital technology to alter the photo, they immediately removed the photo from the ad and re-doctored it to it's 'normal' state.
How honorable. *ahem*
Cheers,
Kendra
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Nicely done Kendra, I like the tone of this blog, especially when you talk about "manufacturing an emotional response"!
ReplyDeleteAgreed with Lindsay :) I like the way you write. I'm going to have to say though, worse "doctoration" of pictures have been done.
ReplyDeleteThis blog is funny Kendra, it is kind of sad that our own government, will go so far to send forth propoganda to the populace. It's ridiculous!
ReplyDeleteI mean, it's a shame our governemnt will go so far to send forth propoganda, especially as ridiculous as this to the populace.
ReplyDeleteIt seems strange to me that the Bush administration would agree to use false pictures in the first place, especially ones that are so obviously altered.
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