Whatever else, the event in Qana was a human tragedy. But the
photographs do not show it honestly. Rather, they have been staged for
effect, exploiting the victims in an unwholesome manner. In so doing,
they are no longer news photographs - they are propaganda. And,
whoever said the camera cannot lie forgot that photographers can and
do. Those lies have spread throughout the world by now and will be in
this morning's newspapers, accepted as real by the millions who view
them.
The profession of photo-journalism thereby is sadly diminished by
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