To the Editor,

Yesterday's photo coverage of the Israel Independence day parade by the NY Times was "yellow" photo-journalism. By your account, "hundreds of thousands of people" paraded in celebration of Israel, and only "several hundred" protested. If so, then why was the front page photo dominated by a protestor's sign criticizing Israel with pro-Israel marchers relegated to the background? Because it makes for a provocative picture and advances a political agenda. Sadly, Arab governments inflame people and distort facts via media. Et tu, NY Times?

Certainly, there are journalistic standards against staging photographs. Yours was almost surely staged, since the message on the sign faced the camera and not the marchers.

Inside photos, in juxtaposition, also distorted the facts. Equal sized pictures portrayed an Israel supporter and a Palestinian supporter. If there had been one million pro-Israel supporters and only twenty five pro-Palestinians would they still have rated equal coverage? One million to one? If it is not acceptable to misrepresent in words the size of groups rallying in favor and against Israel, then why is it permissible to imply the same in photos?

Evan D. Morris

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