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09.15.2009 10:41 am

Front-page photo of disfigured pit bull fit story’s theme

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fay, a 5-year-old pit bull rescued during a July 8 multistate federal dogfighting raid, is one of the more than 500 fighting dogs rescued in several states. Because Fay lost her lips and part of her nose from fighting, her teeth are now permanently exposed. Her and the other dogs’ fate has yet to be determined.

Fay, a 5-year-old pit bull rescued during a July 8 multistate federal dogfighting raid, is one of the more than 500 fighting dogs rescued in several states. Because Fay lost her lips and part of her nose from fighting, her…

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08.28.2009 12:58 pm

Microsoft ad flap evokes long history of doctored photos

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Microsoft apologized this week for digitally altering a photo on its web site to replace a black man with a white man.

An item on CNET News explains:

In a photo on the company’s U.S. Web site, three businesspeople — one black, one white…

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07.08.2009 5:28 pm

NY Times pulls photos after blogger flags digital manipulations

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A photo in question

A photo in question

The New York Times has pulled from its online site a photo essay that originally appeared Sunday over several pages in the New York Times Magazine. An editor’s note explains:

A picture essay in The Times Magazine on…

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01.08.2009 12:28 pm

Are photos in the Post-Dispatch the right size?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Chicago Tribune has told readers that it will make adjustments in its recent redesign based on feedback it’s getting.

In an article Thursday, the industry journal Editor & Publisher characterized  the Tribune’s note to readers this way:

“In an extraordinary mea culpa…

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