Response #2: Editing Photos

I think that the media and news outlets shouldn't alter their images that they are publishing, because it is usually misleading to the public. Like the article said, misleading the public makes the public less trusting of the news media and what they have to say. The media's job is to inform the public of what is happening, but they can't do that if the public doesn't trust them, and with good reason.
I believe that it is only acceptable to edit images when it doesn't change the context, meaning, or original message of the picture. If you are just editing pictures to restore natural color, or to make darker pictures lighter and clearer, then I think it is acceptable. For example, brightening up a picture of a landscape photo if it came out too dark, isn't going to effect anyone emotionally. If you are editing out random things like the feet in the picture where the baseball team was praying, then I think it is acceptable because once again it isn't changing the meaning of the photo. Once the picture is edited to change the context of an image, and therefore change a viewers opinion based on an altered photo, then I think it is unacceptable; you are misleading people who look at this photo. People can develop strong opinions or emotions based on photographs, and it is unethical, I think to mislead people with altered photos like the Rome protest photos.
I also think that extreme photo editing of magazine cover photos is wrong. By doing this you are majorly misleading many people. For example, we looked at magazine covers in class where they had made the models thinner. On the cover of Redbook, Faith Hill looked much thinner than she actually was. I think this is unacceptable because it is misleading and leads many people, mostly young females, to develop an unrealistic idea of body image. If girls are constantly seeing magazine covers with women who have sticks for arms, they are just being reinforced that this is natural and normal, when it is definitely not.
Overall, I think it's acceptable to doctor small things in photos like restoring color or other small things that aren't actually altering the meaning or context of the photo.