OJ's mugshot gets doctored -- made darker and blurrier -- and Time takes the heat it deserved. My weekly take on America's news, culture and ideas -- from exactly 30 years ago.
I'd like to think that what Time did was the birth of fake media, but it started long long ago. Newspapers used to take random photos of anonymous people and toss them in with a murder story as a photo of the victim or perp. Media crimes have along history -- and it's only going to get worse.
Ahh, we learned about the darkened mug shot in media ethics -- along with the travesty of the Atlanta Journal Constitution's treatment of Richard Jewell.
I'd like to think that what Time did was the birth of fake media, but it started long long ago. Newspapers used to take random photos of anonymous people and toss them in with a murder story as a photo of the victim or perp. Media crimes have along history -- and it's only going to get worse.
Ahh, we learned about the darkened mug shot in media ethics -- along with the travesty of the Atlanta Journal Constitution's treatment of Richard Jewell.