Using software to manipulate images has long been possible, but it is becoming increasingly problematic in a number of settings. In his 2008 article “Journals Find Many Images in Research Are Faked,” Young reported an upsurge in the number of research reports with doctored images. The 2013 World Press Photo of the Year, an image of a burial in Gaza, was denounced as being a composite of several images. However, the Huffington Post reported that after careful examination by a team of experts, it was concluded that the photo was “real.” The photographer told the Huffington Post that the photo was not a composite, but that he had used software to improve its quality. What does it mean to “photoshop” an image? What guidelines should students be taught about how someone should and should not be able to use technology to alter a photograph presented to the public?
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