Comments on: The Stink of Misreporting http://rudenoon.com/absalletc/archives/1499 The Kingdom from another angle. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:25:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Expatriate Games http://rudenoon.com/absalletc/archives/1499/comment-page-1#comment-1330 Expatriate Games Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:50:51 +0000 http://rudenoon.com/absalletc/?p=1499#comment-1330 I have had my own experience lately with a media outlet I often provide with photos. The organization recently posted a photo (not mine) with an incorrect caption and date and incorrectly attributed the image to someone other than the Chinese photojournalist who took the shot. I brought the mistake to the attention of an editor and was told it would be looked into. Two weeks later and the image is still in their archives with all the erroneous information still attached. It's not earth shattering, but it does "stink" of misreporting. It's shoddy and amateurish also come to mind. I find myself vacillating between dropping the thing or making a "stink" about it. I have had my own experience lately with a media outlet I often provide with photos. The organization recently posted a photo (not mine) with an incorrect caption and date and incorrectly attributed the image to someone other than the Chinese photojournalist who took the shot. I brought the mistake to the attention of an editor and was told it would be looked into. Two weeks later and the image is still in their archives with all the erroneous information still attached.

It’s not earth shattering, but it does “stink” of misreporting. It’s shoddy and amateurish also come to mind. I find myself vacillating between dropping the thing or making a “stink” about it.

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