Boston Globe Gets It Half Right
The Boston Globe is apologizing for running porn photos in yesterday's paper which were purported to be of US miltiary personnel raping Iraqi women, but were actually taken from the porn site Sex In War. The photos in question were known to depict porn and not rape at least as early as May 4th.
The problem is that the Globe still isn't addressing the real issue. Running graphic photos is a mistake, and a simple one at that. Running photos that have been shown to be fake over a week earlier and calling them 'unverified' is not a simple mistake, its irresponsible.
public figure who's respected enough to generate news by simply calling a press conference, and when he produces photos established to be fakes, you simply run the photos and what he said, and say its 'unverified'. Well, thats bullshit. It was verified - as fake. And if its so important to 'bring some scrutiny to allegations' by Turner, why the hell didn't the Globe staff scrutinize the photos and his story before running it. At least some Turner's collegues have condemned him.
If you want to condem Chuck Turner, here's his contact page.
The problem is that the Globe still isn't addressing the real issue. Running graphic photos is a mistake, and a simple one at that. Running photos that have been shown to be fake over a week earlier and calling them 'unverified' is not a simple mistake, its irresponsible.
One of the additionally unfortunate elements of the photo was that it made the accompanying story on Turner seem less skeptical. "Our intent . . . was to bring some scrutiny to allegations" by Turner "specifically his claims that he had evidence of extensive abuse committed by US soldiers," says Metro Editor Carolyn Ryan. Instead, the photo seemed to give weight to his case.Imagine that. You take a
public figure who's respected enough to generate news by simply calling a press conference, and when he produces photos established to be fakes, you simply run the photos and what he said, and say its 'unverified'. Well, thats bullshit. It was verified - as fake. And if its so important to 'bring some scrutiny to allegations' by Turner, why the hell didn't the Globe staff scrutinize the photos and his story before running it. At least some Turner's collegues have condemned him.
If you want to condem Chuck Turner, here's his contact page.
# | May 14, 2004