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Title: When the mainstream media is bent
Post by: Nickbat on 13 March 2010, 22:32:32
Take a look at this picture at the top of this greenie article in The Guardian (where else?).

Forget the article, it's drivel. Just take a look at the photo and tell me with a straight face that it isn't Photoshopped.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/mar/13/empathetic-civilization-jeremy-rifkin-climate

Cooling towers emit steam, which is white. If this much black smoke started coming out, the entire Yorkshire Fire Brigade would be on its way.

I guess that to some in the media, though, white smoke just doesn't cut the mustard when you've a cause to push.  >:(

I'll stick to the blogosphere for my news, thanks.

 :y :y
Title: Re: When the mainstream media is bent
Post by: PhilRich on 13 March 2010, 22:36:04
Absolutely bang on the money again Nickbat  :y
Title: Re: When the mainstream media is bent
Post by: tunnie on 13 March 2010, 22:40:58
considering they are steam towers, must be some new kind of new black steam  ;D

Never seen nothing but white steam from power station towers before  :-/
Title: Re: When the mainstream media is bent
Post by: mantahatch on 14 March 2010, 09:57:16
For what it is worth I have registered a complaint here http://www.pcc.org.uk/complaints/form.html

Probably won't do any good, but the more complaints they get the better.
Title: Re: When the mainstream media is bent
Post by: threppence on 14 March 2010, 11:29:12
it appears they may solved the greatest scientific mystery....DARK MATTER.

so that's where it's been hiding..right under our noses all the time, in cooling towers,who'd have thought !!!.

First rule of journalism:-

Never let facts get in the way of a good story.
Title: Re: When the mainstream media is bent
Post by: Banjax on 14 March 2010, 11:51:27
who's the press photographer in the OOF? - ask him his professional opinion  :y

Razzo - just trawled with one eye on the GP  :y
Title: Re: When the mainstream media is bent
Post by: Richie London on 14 March 2010, 12:10:17
http://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.images.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Deggborough%2Bpower%2Bstation%26ei%3DUTF-8%26rd%3Dr1%26fr%3Dyfp-t-702&w=500&h=350&imgurl=farm4.static.flickr.com%2F3664%2F3566743461_a1facb6ac5.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fgeoff-griffiths%2F3566743461%2F&size=98k&name=Eggborough+power...&p=eggborough+power+station&oid=b64777326e8e1d86&fr2=&fusr=geoffdoncast...&no=17&tt=368&sigr=11oaoeo2c&sigi=11m9nj495&sigb=136e3kksp
Title: Re: When the mainstream media is bent
Post by: razzo on 14 March 2010, 12:55:41
they been doing this for ages, most images that appear in Newspapers & magazines have been photoshoped. If you cast your mind back to when Princess Di was having a fling with Dodi nearly all images of them getting close were manipulated & there is no limit on how far you can go to change a picture. I have even seen a pic of Princess Di flying Concorde that was made up last year, on a personal note i think it missleads the public & dont agree with it
Title: Re: When the mainstream media is bent
Post by: Kevin Wood on 14 March 2010, 13:21:34
Having thermalled in a glider above a coal fired power station (Didcot, IIRC) I have probably come closer then most to their efflux. One slightly nicotine-coloured cloud generated by the actual chimney (the only part that emits anything other than water vapour, of course) that smelt a bit sulphurous if thermalling under it. You were hard pushed to find it amongst all the perfect white cumulus, though. Great fun on a Sunday afternoon when everyone else's got their Sunday roast in, loading it up nicely.

Someone has been taking the p*ss with that picture. ;D

Shame photoshop's never got good enough for Cherie Blair really.   :-X

Kevin
Title: Re: When the mainstream media is bent
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 14 March 2010, 14:35:25
I reckon they should shoot the stokers if that picture is real...............which it is not! ::) ::) ;)
Title: Re: When the mainstream media is bent
Post by: SJKOO01 on 14 March 2010, 14:56:03
If a 'story' doesn't sound interesting, it won't sell papers.

The pen is mightier than the sword if it’s embellished…!
Title: Re: When the mainstream media is bent
Post by: STMO999 on 14 March 2010, 15:23:15
That is f**king disgusting. Is it any wonder that people are sceptical? >:(
Title: Re: When the mainstream media is bent
Post by: razzo on 14 March 2010, 19:49:32
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it appears they may solved the greatest scientific mystery....DARK MATTER.

so that's where it's been hiding..right under our noses all the time, in cooling towers,who'd have thought !!!.

First rule of journalism:-

Never let facts get in the way of a good story.

All the news thats fit to print & all the news thats printed to fit  :( :(
Title: Re: When the mainstream media is bent
Post by: albitz on 14 March 2010, 19:57:47
Glad Im not one of those gullible mugs who reads Pravda the Gaurdian.  ;) ::)
Title: Re: When the mainstream media is bent
Post by: Banjax on 15 March 2010, 03:00:45
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Glad Im not one of those gullible mugs who reads Pravda the Gaurdian.  ;) ::)

you stick to the Mail m8 - less letters to mix up -  :y
Title: Re: When the mainstream media is bent
Post by: albitz on 15 March 2010, 04:59:08
I consider that to be tantamount to perpetration of terminological inexactitude.  ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D




P.S. Textspeak is not allowed under forum rules - presumably "mate" has too many letters. ::)
Title: Re: When the mainstream media is bent
Post by: Hannah Judes Dad on 15 March 2010, 09:24:10
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I consider that to be tantamount to perpetration of terminological inexactitude.  ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D


So they're not talking sh1t then ?  ;D
Title: Re: When the mainstream media is bent
Post by: Nickbat on 15 March 2010, 09:41:42
Mind you, for the ultimate PhotoShop deception, you can't beat the cover of Al Gore's new book. Not only are four hurricanes airbrushed in but the one near Florida is actually the wrong way round (hurricanes rotate anti-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere!).  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Why is that they have to resort to blatant distortions?

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/11/19/not-finding-any-gore-airbrushes-in-hurricanes-for-his-new-book/
Title: Re: When the mainstream media is bent
Post by: Banjax on 15 March 2010, 12:21:18
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I consider that to be tantamount to perpetration of terminological inexactitude.  ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D




P.S. Textspeak is not allowed under forum rules - presumably "mate" has too many letters. ::)

lol  ;)