After Kate’s photo faux pas
CNN wants to examine more images
Difficult times for Princess Kate and Prince William: trust in their press work is at stake. Will further image manipulation possibly come to light?
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The US broadcaster CNN announces a drastic step after the edited image of Princess Kate. All of your photos are checked.
Pulls the manipulated Mother’s Day photo of Princess Kate (42) has even more circles? The US news channel CNN has announced that it will review all images provided by Kensington Palace.
Kate’s apology is far from the end of the issue
The family portrait, released on Sunday (March 10), attracted a lot of attention as it is the first official picture of Kate since her abdominal surgery in January. But it caused a scandal after closer inspection revealed that it had been manipulated. Several news agencies that published the image on behalf of the palace issued a deletion notice on Sunday evening.
The Daily Mail made 16 edited spots in the photo that shows Prince William’s wife (41) beaming amidst her three children. The intense criticism of the image even prompted an unusual response from Kate, who admitted on social media on Monday (March 12): “Like many amateur photographers, I occasionally experiment with editing. I would like to apologize for the confusion the family photo we published yesterday.”
But the matter is far from over for the Royal Family. US news channel CNN said in a post that it was reviewing all other official photos: “CNN is currently reviewing all handout photos previously provided by Kensington Palace.” It is “unacceptable to move, change or manipulate the pixels of an image.” This would change the reality of the situation that the image is intended to document, it goes on to say.
CNN criticizes the lack of transparency
The family had often shared amateur photos on their social media. Kate in particular is considered an enthusiastic hobby photographer and took many pictures of her children, which were published for their birthdays. But now CNN is annoyed: “On this occasion, however, this photo was also passed on as a handout to media organizations, and the palace did not make any transparency about the fact that it had been adjusted. This damaged the trust between the palace and the media organizations – many of which According to CNN, all royal handouts are likely to be scrutinized. According to CNN, “the existing relationship has been undermined.”