Thursday, December 16, 2004
It's that time of year again! Time for Honest Reporting's The Dishonest Reporting 'Awards' 2004:
Winner: While photojournalists were recording a seemingly candid expression of Palestinian suffering alongside the security fence, AP's Enric Marti shot the scene from another angle, including the pack of photographers in his frame:
This image speaks volumes about media coverage of Palestinian life. The photographers are not merely 'capturing the scene,' but rather creating it -- either actively (by asking the woman to pose) or passively (allowing themselves to be manipulated by her posing for their cameras).
The 'Award' winners in this category are the five unidentified photographers who sent to their newsrooms the version depicted here (at right).
Don't miss the winners and runners-up in the other categories, as well: SYMPATHY FOR TERRORISTS AWARD, SLIP-OF-THE-TONGUE AWARD, ISRAEL CONSPIRACY AWARD, and the ALTERNATIVE MEDIA AWARD.