False Images

After looking at the "Brief History of Photo Fakery" website and reading the article in the "Chronicle of Higher Education", I think that altering photos that are to be used in mass media or academic contexts is wrong. Altering photos that the general public will see is not good because the image will deceive them. They will not know that the photo had been altered and it might cause them to think differently of the situation that the picture is representing. Deceiving the public is wrong. As Ms. Miller in the article said, "Beautification is not necessary. If your data is solid, it shines through." Even altering an image to make it clearer is not a good thing. If your data is legitimate, other researchers will be able to see that. I love how they have software's that can identify if an image has been tampered with.