David D. Perlmutter, a journalism professor and war photo expert looks at the manipulation of photos from conflicts – particularly the recent manipulation of photos in Lebanon caught by bloggers.

There is one great irony here. From a historical perspective, this is the golden age of photojournalistic ethics. In previous eras wild retouching, rearranging, cutting of images and even staging and restaging of events for the camera were commonly accepted in the trade. As someone who has written a history of images of war, I can testify there is more honesty in war photography today than ever in the past in any medium or any war–but there is, of course, much more scrutiny as well.

via: BuzzMachine