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ASA Orders Correction of Photoshop Faux Pas
07 September 2011
Published in
Industry News
While Photoshop can be used to remove those unwanted zits and wrinkles from your personal photos, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ordered cosmetic maker L'Oréal to retract two heavily retouched ads currently running in Britain.
The ads in question — one of actress Julia Roberts and the other of model Christy Turlington — are both lacking...
Photojournalists Face Brunt of Angry Mobs in London
29 August 2011
Published in
Industry News
Once again, photojournalists skirting the forefront of conflict have been met with violence — this time in the middle of the London riots.
The four-day riot began on Aug. 6 as a peaceful protest in response to the police shooting of Mark Duggan two days earlier. Protests quickly inflamed and led to rioting, muggings, looting and arson...