woensdag, maart 09, 2005
Newsweek zet bijschrift voortaan op de cover
Newsweek has reacted to the controversy surrounding last week's Martha Stewart cover.
Beginning with the March 14 issue, Newsweek editor Mark Whitaker says bylines for cover photos will now appear directly on the cover, marking a shift from the industry practice of crediting cover photos on the table of contents page.
Newsweek is the first major news magazine to adopt the crediting policy. Whitaker says the decision resulted from conversations with his creative staff over last week's cover, which used digital manipulation to merge an image of Stewart's head onto a model's body. Media critics and readers alike felt that the composite image looking deceptively real.
"We credit photos directly on the page with the photo everywhere else in the magazine, and there's no reason readers shouldn't be able to immediately see where a photograph on the cover came from," Whitaker says.
Whitaker apologized for last week's cover, which he says was "just dumb and badly executed," and says the magazine did not intend to mislead readers.
The ensuing controversy was the latest in a long string of embarrassments to hit a major American magazine over the use of digitally manipulated images in the last few years.
When asked if he thought other magazines should adopt similar procedures, Whitaker said, "We're not speaking for anybody else. We're taking this step and we'll see if the photographic community and the ethics police think it's appropriate for other people to do."
Other magazines have taken steps to let readers know when photos have been digitally retouched for esthetic reasons. Sports Illustrated adopted the practice in 2003 after sharp-eyed readers complained when the magazine digitally removed a soccer player's leg from a photo.
Bron: PDN.
Beginning with the March 14 issue, Newsweek editor Mark Whitaker says bylines for cover photos will now appear directly on the cover, marking a shift from the industry practice of crediting cover photos on the table of contents page.
Newsweek is the first major news magazine to adopt the crediting policy. Whitaker says the decision resulted from conversations with his creative staff over last week's cover, which used digital manipulation to merge an image of Stewart's head onto a model's body. Media critics and readers alike felt that the composite image looking deceptively real.
"We credit photos directly on the page with the photo everywhere else in the magazine, and there's no reason readers shouldn't be able to immediately see where a photograph on the cover came from," Whitaker says.
Whitaker apologized for last week's cover, which he says was "just dumb and badly executed," and says the magazine did not intend to mislead readers.
The ensuing controversy was the latest in a long string of embarrassments to hit a major American magazine over the use of digitally manipulated images in the last few years.
When asked if he thought other magazines should adopt similar procedures, Whitaker said, "We're not speaking for anybody else. We're taking this step and we'll see if the photographic community and the ethics police think it's appropriate for other people to do."
Other magazines have taken steps to let readers know when photos have been digitally retouched for esthetic reasons. Sports Illustrated adopted the practice in 2003 after sharp-eyed readers complained when the magazine digitally removed a soccer player's leg from a photo.
Bron: PDN.
# posted by Jan-Edward : 11:24
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