Are some media outlets altering Obama's photos since Trump gained popularity?

[enhanced_deficit]

Not a fan of SWC puppet but some of his recent photos in Right leaning MSM outlets don't show him in good light especially since Trump gained popularity:

Recent photo, Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2016/09/05/Putin_and_Obama-large_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqqVzuuqpFlyLIwiB6NTmJwfSVWe Z_vEN7c6bHu2jJnT8.jpg

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2016/09/05/Putin_and_Obama-large_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqqVzuuqpFlyLIwiB6NTmJwfSVWe Z_vEN7c6bHu2jJnT8.jpg


Older photo, CNN:

http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/150929145850-mexico-obama-putin-2012-medium-plus-169.jpg
http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/150929145850-mexico-obama-putin-2012-medium-plus-169.jpg


If so, why would any media outlet be altering his skin tone in photos?






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Obama Skin Tone Darker In Clinton Ad?

03/28/2008
John Ararvosis
None of the 3 video sources I found showed Obama nearly as black as the Hillary ad does. Click the image above to see a larger version. Look at his lips. Look at his eyebrows. Look at how the red MSNBC background has turned more purple. Clearly the image was darkened. The question is “why.”

Make the comparison yourself:
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/13778/original.jpg

http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/13783/original.jpg

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/04/obama-skin-tone-darker-in_n_89829.html




Did CNN Alter Esteban Santiago's Photograph?

snopes.com-Jan 6, 2017
A disreputable web site accused the network of lightening the skin of the suspected shooter in a photograph.

http://static.snopes.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cnn-shooter.jpg (http://www.snopes.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cnn-shooter.jpg)

Claim: CNN altered a photograph of Esteban Santiago to make his skin appear lighter.
FALSE
Origin:On 6 January 2017, just a few hours after multiple people were killed (http://www.snopes.com/2017/01/06/several-shot-at-fort-lauderdale-airport/) by a gunman at Florida's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport, disreputable web site The Gateway Pundit published an article claiming that CNN altered a photograph of Esteban Santiago, the alleged shooter, to make his skin appear lighter:

[tod evans]

Who gives a fuck?

[enhanced_deficit]

If some media outlets are bringing back same photo imaging tactics that Hillary Clinton campaign used in 2008, many people with interest in Media role in Politics would care and not just Obama supporters.
This kind of stuff goes in both directions.

Trump asks for media 'reset,' but lashes out at execs - POLITICO
www.politico.com
Nov 21, 2016 - Trump turned to NBC News President Deborah Turness at one point, the ... choosing “this picture of me,” as he made a face with a double chin.

[seapilot]

I noticed that they have been doing the same to Hillary.

https://matrixbob.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/hillary-black-face-2222222222222222.jpg?w=510

[enhanced_deficit]

Obama Skin Tone Darker In Clinton Ad?
03/28/2008
John Ararvosis
None of the 3 video sources I found showed Obama nearly as black as the Hillary ad does. Click the image above to see a larger version. Look at his lips. Look at his eyebrows. Look at how the red MSNBC background has turned more purple. Clearly the image was darkened. The question is “why.”
Make the comparison yourself:
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/13778/original.jpg



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/04/obama-skin-tone-darker-in_n_89829.html



I noticed that they have been doing the same to Hillary.

https://matrixbob.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/hillary-black-face-2222222222222222.jpg?w=510



That sounds ironic.

There were some unconfirmed rumors that Obama may have sabotaged Clinton campiagn in 2016 while pretending to campaign hard for her.

[GunnyFreedom]

How about in photo processing, it is 100 times more difficult to stabilize a dark skin tone than a light one? Reflectivity is at odds with tone and can do all kinds of strange things in a camera lens. Is it possible that someone is fiddling with the tone? No, it is certain. All video and photos are tweaked. ALL. If some imagery/video are getting unfavorable tweaked then I am sure it's down to whatever individual editor handled those files and not some vast media conspiracy.

[enhanced_deficit]

Agreed, many natural variations are possible in a given image results without any editing also.
BUT, media editors always have the choice as to which photo to use for any given news story and most often photos, just like headlines and news wording, are part of the narrative.. factual or biased. And at least in some cases or perhaps many cases, photo editing is done to convey a desired image.