A Concise History of the Fauxtography Blogstorm in the 2006 Lebanon War

A Concise History of the Fauxtography Blogstorm in the 2006 Lebanon War
by Stephen D. Cooper, Monday, Apr. 13, 2009

"Whatever the other consequences of the kinetic war between Israel and Hezbollah in the summer of 2006, it gave rise to a neologism now commonplace in the blogosphere. In the blog lexicon, fauxtography refers to visual images, especially news photographs, which convey a questionable (or outright false) sense of the events they seem to depict."

The Story of the Fauxtography Blogstorm

Mr Bagel: If you've had your head in the sand for the last three years and want to get a grasp on the 'fauxtography scandal' that happened during the Lebanese War then this is worthy reading.

Lately there seems to have been a resurgence in media manipulation by Palestinian activists and supporters resulting in very skewed reporting and photography, this distortion is portraying Israel in a very poor light.

Disclaimer: I don't necessarily agree with all the points of view of the author.

References:
Cleveland Indy Media Center: A Concise History of the Fauxtography Blogstorm in the 2006 Lebanon War

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