The second issue that came up was the story of Green Helmet guy. Amid all the speculation that he is a PR spin doctor, it turned out that he is a rescue worker.

Guardian’s media critic Roy Greenslade has a long post and a lot of links on the attack that the photographers suddenly found themselves under. While disturbing, the scrutiny brought upon news photographs does not necessarily need to be all bad. It has certainly prompted discussions among photojournalists on ethics in the digital age and it has also brought attention to technological solutions such as Nikon’s Image Authentication Software (pdf). This is all good. I do think that today, because it is so easy to manipulate photographs, photojournalists are more careful than ever before when it comes to working with photos. Photo manipulation has been with us for a long time and I personally feel that bringing the issue of ethics in news photography is a good thing for photojournalism in the long run. Those painting all photojournalists with the same brush have their own agenda and very little understanding of the industry. The fact remains that many civilians suffered needlessly in the latest bloodbath in the Middle East. In fact, I’l leave you with a link to Christopher Anderson’s interactive photo essay Lebanon Diary in Slate magazine (you may have to scroll down to actually click on the essay).

This is my daughter completely wrapped up in an episode of Blue’s Clues.