Reuters retracts image; suspends employee due to threat
{{date|August 6, 2006}}

The [[Reuters]] news agency has retracted a photograph of [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]], after finding out that it was altered. Reuters released a statement saying: "Photo editing software was improperly used on this image. A corrected version will immediately follow this advisory. We are sorry for any inconvience." The photograph had shown two plumes of black smoke rising out of buildings in Beirut. 

Meanwhile a Reuters employee was suspended after using Reuters internet access to issue a threat saying, "I look forward to the day when you pigs get your throats cut." The e-mail was sent to {{w|Charles Johnson (blogger)|Charles Johnson}}, who maintains the {{w|Little Green Footballs}} blog. Johnson said: "This particular death threat is a bit different from the run of the mill hate mail we get around here, because an IP lookup on the sender reveals that he/she/it was using an account at none other than Reuters News. I think it's more than fair to say that Reuters has a big problem."  

Reuters spokesman Ed Williams said: "I can confirm that an employee has been suspended pending further investigation. The individual was not an employee of Reuters' news division."
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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L06301298.htm
|title=Reuters drops freelance Lebanese photographer over image
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|pub=Reuters Alertnet
|date=August 6, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3286966,00.html
|title=Reuters admits altering Beirut photo|author=Yaakov Lappin 
|pub=Ynet News
|date=August 6, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3256534,00.html
|title=Reuters employee issues 'Zionist pig' death threat
|author=Yaakov Lappin 
|pub=Ynet News
|date=May 30, 2006}}

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The Reuters news agency has retracted a photograph of Beirut, Lebanon, after finding out that it was altered. Reuters released a statement saying: "Photo editing software was improperly used on this image. A corrected version will immediately follow this advisory. We are sorry for any inconvience." The photograph had shown two plumes of black smoke rising out of buildings in Beirut. 

Meanwhile a Reuters employee was suspended after using Reuters internet access to issue a threat saying, "I look forward to the day when you pigs get your throats cut." The e-mail was sent to Charles Johnson, who maintains the  blog. Johnson said: "This particular death threat is a bit different from the run of the mill hate mail we get around here, because an IP lookup on the sender reveals that he/she/it was using an account at none other than Reuters News. I think it's more than fair to say that Reuters has a big problem."  

Reuters spokesman Ed Williams said: "I can confirm that an employee has been suspended pending further investigation. The individual was not an employee of Reuters' news division."

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