10/26/2005
*****Yes, I changed the title so as not to “demonize” USA Today*****
Sloppy work or a literal “demon-eye-zation” of a conservative by a mainstream media company? Take a look at these Condi photos:
Here is the photo of Rice that USA Today posted:
See the eyes? For those of you who, like me, are Stargate SG-1 fans, no Condi is NOT a Goa’uld! 
Here is the original photo, which blogger found on Yahoo Espana:
Note to readers; this is not at all unusual for this newspaper. And it’s not even that great a job! Very unprofessional. I could do better in five minutes than this hack job of an edit. Shame on them!
Hat tip to Michelle Malkin.
David Flanagan
Viewpointjournal.com
1 Comment
I’d like to explain how that happened. USATODAY.com, like other news organizations, often adjusts photos for sharpness and brightness to optimize their appearance when published online. In this case, a USATODAY.com editor sharpened the photo and then brightened a portion of Rice’s face. Those changes had the effect of distorting the photo and failed to meet our editorial standards for accuracy and integrity. The photo has been replaced with a properly adjusted copy and an editor’s note has been published here: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-10-19-rice-congress_x.htm. The photo did not appear in the USA TODAY newspaper.
The editors of USATODAY.com will make every effort to ensure that something like this doesn’t happen again.
Kinsey Wilson
VP/Editor-in-Chief
USATODAY.com
Comment by Kinsey Wilson — 10/26/2005 @ 2:30 pm