Category Archives: Magazines

The Economist and digital-image manipulation

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Larry Cornies

Since the advent of digital photography in the early 1990s, there have been hundreds of cases of manipulation of news photographs by newspapers and magazines for editorial, artistic and cosmetic purposes. The practice, of course, preceded Photoshop and its competitors: … Continue reading →

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Toronto Mayor David Miller and the Maclean’s cover

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Larry Cornies

The cover illustration on the July 27 issue of Maclean’s, constructed from a series of manipulated images, certainly is, well, provocative. It features a less-than-flattering image of Toronto Mayor David Miller stuffed into an aluminum garbage can, banana peel adorning … Continue reading →

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A little applause, please

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Larry Cornies

Two bits of positive media news today on the heels of yesterday’s disconcerting announcement by the union representing workers at the Toronto Star that the newspaper will soon outsource most of what’s left of its classified advertising department to a … Continue reading →

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Maclean’s feature probes Globe shakeup

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Larry Cornies

Unless you’re a subscriber to Maclean’s, you may have missed senior writer Anne Kingston’s substantial business piece in the July 6 edition, titled “As the Globe turns.” It’s a timely and detailed look at the recent changes at the newspaper’s … Continue reading →

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