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AP flips Knievel photo

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by jakewriter82, Dec 4, 2007.

  1. jakewriter82

    jakewriter82 Active Member

    Not sure why this happened, but it could potentially be embarrassing for papers who ran the old photo....

    Today on the wire was a story about Sheldon Saltman, the guy Evel Knievel beat with a baseball bat, saying he was going after Knievel's estate.
    Well anyway it looks like the photo with the story was flipped by someone; AP just ran a correction photo showing his right arm injured when it was really his left -- saying it got switched.

    Why would someone at the AP flip it?
     
    jakewriter82, Dec 4, 2007
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  2. Monday Morning Sportswriter

    Monday Morning Sportswriter Well-Known Member

    Could have been scanned in backward from a negative. That stuff used to happen all the time.
     
    Monday Morning Sportswriter, Dec 5, 2007
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  3. John

    John Well-Known Member

    When a problem comes along.
    You must flip it.
    Before the cream sits out too long.
    You must flip it.
    When something's going wrong.
    You must flip it.
     
    John, Dec 5, 2007
    #3
  4. Jeremy Goodwin

    Jeremy Goodwin Active Member

    flip it good.
     
    Jeremy Goodwin, Dec 5, 2007
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  5. fishwrapper

    fishwrapper Active Member

    I did it all the time. It was very easy to do. Especially on deadline.
     
    fishwrapper, Dec 5, 2007
    #5
  6. Barsuk

    Barsuk Active Member

    Ahh, reversed negatives. Takes me back to my baseball card collecting days. :D
     
    Barsuk, Dec 5, 2007
    #6
  7. ColbertNation

    ColbertNation Member

    Flip it real good.
     
    ColbertNation, Dec 5, 2007
    #7
  8. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    This thread is worthless without comparative pictures!
     
    Football_Bat, Dec 6, 2007
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