About that McCain Photo

[ben_meyers]

The Atlantic apologizes but it was ok when Time doctored a cover photo of Obama, to make him look more "black", and it's just fine?

Like others at the Atlantic, I was appalled to read about the actions of Jill Greenberg, the freelance photographer who took the cover portrait that illustrates my article about John McCain. Greenberg doctored photographs of McCain she took during her Atlantic-arranged shoot, which took place last month in Las Vegas. She has posted these doctored photographs on her website, which you can go find yourself, if you must. Suffice it to say that her "art" is juvenile, and on occasion repulsive. This is not the issue, of course; the issue is that she betrayed this magazine, and disgraced her profession. Here is a partial account, from the New York Post, of what she did, and of the Atlantic's reaction to what she did:

http://jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/09/about_that_mccain_photo.php

Who put the pressure on Goldberg and what happened to freedom of expression?

[givemebackmycountry]

1. I kind of like the image

Don't you?

[Phredicles]

2. Aww, I thought there was a pic of McCrash in a bikini w/ a hunting rifle.

[Speck Tater]

3. Why use that one when there are so many more flattering ones?

[jojo54]

4. For some reason, it reminds me of Alfred Hitchcock.....

only terrifyingly real!!

[Stand and Fight]

5. Recommended. n/t

[Bill Ectric]

6. Then I know people will hate this...

The Secret Origin of Sarah Palin:

http://www.geocities.com/billectric2/SecretOrigin.html?1221368366078

[ComplimentarySwine]

7. She may have the freedom to TAKE the pics...but apparently, she won't get paid for the shoot

http://jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/09/a_bit_of_good_news_on_the_jill.php