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nmbluesky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-15-10 06:32 PM
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Egyptian newspaper becomes new Fox News brother?
Edited on Wed Sep-15-10 06:43 PM by nmbluesky
Egyptian newspaper under fire over altered photo

President Mubarak leads the way in the altered al-Ahram image

The original image from the White House, taken on 1 September
BBC-al-Ahram, Egypt's biggest newspaper in terms of circulation, of being "unprofessional" for publishing the doctored image without mentioning the alteration.
"This is what the corrupt regime's media has been reduced to," it said in a statement on its website, adding that the paper had "crossed the line from being balanced and honest".
The independent daily, al-Masry al-Youm, reported that the state-run daily had "carried out surgery" on the photo "to show Mubarak leading and the rest behind".
Al-Ahram has since replaced the image on its website with a picture of the assembled leaders seated on chairs in the Red Sea resort.
Officials at the paper could not be reached for comment.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11313738


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