B. First of all, I never try to use photoshop when I can. If it's a must then I will edit my photos, but manipulating photos has always felt like cheating to me. It isn't, I do understand that, but in my book I've never really been in favor of doing it. Now, if it was to create a more artist feel or add an artistic element then that's fine. But, over all, these journalist taking photos and manipulating them is beyond being unethical. It's lying in a way, cheating out the photography. If you publish a photo and do not state it as photoshopped, then it's completely not right- especially to the public who is there reading your story and seeing your photo which isn't the actual thing that was going on.
Most Unethical
Faking two important men meeting with photoshop? This one really struck me as being just really wrong. Many of these unethical, manipulated photos are not correct in anyway, but this one seemed the most ridiculous. When I look at this photo, I think about why would you do that in the first place if they themselves know there were no cameras? And this photo does look fake- the public doesn't always fall for photographers' tricks.
Least Unethical
This one has only been changed by shifting the pyramids over slightly so it could fit the cover. I don't think this such a huge deal, even though it is not ethical to do so and show it out publicly. Is it really going to effect the people, the story, or the readers? I think not which means it doesn't have such a HUGE unethical response.
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