Wednesday, September 04, 2013

Reuters, AFP Pull Unflattering Francois Hollande Photo, Sparking Self-Censorship Concerns


French President Francois Hollande visited a northern school Tuesday to ring in the new academic year. Then, he made a goofy face. 

The moment was captured by a photographer and released as a press image by both Reuters and the Agence France-Presse (AFP). However, it wasn't long before the news agencies backtracked and removed the image of Hollande smiling from their systems.

Reuters and AFP also issued mandatory kill orders to media outlets around that world that had already published the unflattering photo. But the pic had been online long enough to be posted on Twitter, where it was shared over and over by hundreds of users .... http://www.huffingtonpost.com