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Subscribe to RSSWe frequently receive images from corporations and groups that have an interest in having an image published. What kind of transparency do you expect as a reader regarding the source of the image? Or should they not be run at all, even if the source is made perfectly clear in the caption and the photo credit?
Balazs Gardi / Red Bull via AP
In this image released by Red Bull, Russian rider Alex Kolesnikov performs in front of St. Basil's Basilica on Red Square in Moscow on Saturday, June 26, during the Red Bull X-Fighters event.
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Yow!! ET needs a I-phone, and soon!! Fantastic Photo !
Going Loopy.
Katie, I think it's ok, however strict photojournalistic rules should still apply, no photoshop or set up shots, which, of course this is, or is it, did The Phrog set this up, or not?
Bah, it's silhouette. but a good one.
I would agree. As long as everyone is upfront about it and ethics standards are understood. This shot is great. But it feels photoshopped. The sky is a little too blue with those white white clouds.
Maybe I am wrong. I'm hardly an expert. Just a gut instinct.
naw it looks legit
I think it looks reasonably authentic. But I don't think a news organization should be publishing photos from a company, even a cool shot like this. Red Bull is getting free advertising from MSNBC no matter how transparent the caption is. If they want to put this in front of people, let them pay to have it published wherever they want. They shouldn't be taking advantage of the news media. If this was a really news worthy picture of some event, then that's maybe a different story, but this is just a cool flashy photo that isn't really telling us anything.
I agree with Rob.
A news organization shouldn't publish pics for a company that could clearly be viewed as marketing. If Red Bull had already used this image in a campaign and we see it on billboards and things like that, would you still publish it here? No.
A cool image is a cool image (which this is), but stick to photos that aren't trying to push a product. Now, images of the terrible things that some companies do that they WOULDN'T want published? That's newsworthy...
ET......Call Home.