Photojournalism in 2012: A year of excellence, ethical challenges and errors
As 2012 nears its end, we look back at the major trends and memorable events…
December 18, 2012
Photo Errors
Newspaper apologizes for adding LOL to dead man’s photo caption
Twitter user Barry Taylor shared a very unfortunate photo caption error made by the Western…
August 9, 2012
Washington Post confuses one Michael Shamberg with another
Mark Jenkins' preview of a July 14 double feature in Washington, D.C., was illustrated with…
July 17, 2012
Photo of 2001 Alaska oil spill goes viral when magazine says it’s from recent Alberta spill
Around 2,100 people have liked the Facebook page of Common Ground, a free monthly magazine…
June 11, 2012
BBC mistakenly uses image of Iraq in Syrian massacre story
A 2003 photo taken in Iraq was mistakenly used by the BBC website to illustrate…
May 28, 2012
Three ways to spot if an image has been manipulated
Over the course of 16 years spent working in product management for Adobe, Kevin Connor…
May 24, 2012
U.K. editor preaches precise photo captions
Guy Keleny is The Independent's letters editor. But I know him as paper's stylebook writer…
April 2, 2012
The Daily Mirror apologizes for major photo error
The Daily Mirror apologizes for a major photo error: APOLOGY to Patricia Belda Martinez. WITH…
March 27, 2012
Two wrong Barbara Johnsons may be the best duo of Washington Post corrections ever
Jim Romenesko chronicles what he says may be the best one-two punch of Washington Post…
March 18, 2012
Vancouver Sun pairs story about contaminated breast milk with photo of Queen Elizabeth
I don't think this was the right photo choice for a story about contaminated breast…
March 12, 2012
Man sues GateHouse paper over photo error and ‘meaningless and failed’ correction
This story starts with two men, both named Angel Ortiz. One was indicted for raping…
February 13, 2012
5 tips for getting photo IDs right
Mistaken identifications are among the most common photo errors I see corrected by the media.…
February 8, 2012
Daily Mirror fixes photo mishap
A photo mixup at The Daily Mirror killed the wrong man: DUE to an error…
February 7, 2012
Interview with a hoaxster: How I fooled the Daily Mail with fake pic
Jody Kirton didn't set out to fool the press, he just got lucky. As detailed…
February 2, 2012
UK’s Radio Times apologizes for photo showing Royal Marine’s little soldier
Here's a reminder to make sure you inspect handout photos for any, um, irregularities. UK…
January 25, 2012
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