After much hard work, the blog Eureferendum has completed its detailed analysis of the photojournalism at Qana. Everything has been painstakingly analyzed online with the participation of bloggers from around the world and is available for you to see. The conclusion of the  report: Firstly, were many of the scenes during the rescue/recovery effort at Khuraybah on 30 July 2006, staged? The answer has to be yes. Secondly, were journalists (with or without cameras) aware of the staging and complicit in it? Again, the answer has to be yes. Third, did the media (the western media in particular) accept the images uncritically, without in any way inquiring as to their authenticity — even though there were good grounds for suspicion? Here, the answer almost certainly has to be yes. Finally, has there since been a cover—up by the agencies and other media organisations which produced or used the material, and a sustained campaign by them either to ignore the issue or...(Read Full Post)