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Judges Back Rowling in Case Over Son Pics

UK outlets can't publish photos in ruling seen as blow to paparazzi

(Newser) - A British court approved JK Rowling’s request to ban publication of a photograph of her son, Reuters reports, reversing a lower circuit's ruling. "If a child of parents who are not in the public eye could reasonably expect not to have photographs of him published in the media,...

Miley Thanks Fans for Support
 Miley Thanks Fans for Support 
May 4, 2008 8:36 AM CDT

Miley Thanks Fans for Support

Singer shows fans post- Vanity Fair love

(Newser) - At a Disney Channel concert last night, Miley Cyrus followed the dustup over revealing Vanity Fair photos by thanking fans for their support, People reports. "I hope you had an awesome time," she said at the close of the show. “I saw a sign back there that...

Miley Scandal a Matter of Brand Name

Simple break with Disney image caused uproar

(Newser) - The brouhaha over Miley Cyrus' Vanity Fair photo shoot is a “simple misunderstanding” stemming from a clash of brand names, writes Mark Feeney in the Boston Globe. Cyrus’ Hannah Montana is an established Disney brand--and when Hannah met Vanity Fair, a sudden change in that image was the result....

Miley Ducking Media Party
 Miley Ducking Media Party 
May 2, 2008 10:20 AM CDT

Miley Ducking Media Party

Star dodges Disney red-carpet event after hot photos

(Newser) - Teen hottie Miley Cyrus will skip a red-carpet party at Disney World today that would have been her first public appearance since racy photos of her caused a kerfuffle, reports E! Online. Disney, host of the media shindig, didn't give a reason for Miley's absence. She's not avoiding the limelight...

Hot Miley Pix: Mistake or Career Move?

Industry insiders see more strategy than slip up

(Newser) - As tween queen Miley Cyrus deals with continuing fallout from provocative Vanity Fair photos, some industry insiders are wondering aloud if the shots were really a mistake—or a calculated career move. Though Cyrus, 15, claims she was duped by photographer Annie Liebowitz, others believe the sultry shots may have...

Photographer Defends 'Classic Portrait' of Miley

Leibovitz says critics misinterpret racy shot of teen star

(Newser) - Photographer Annie Leibovitz is defending her controversial picture of 15-year-old Miley Cyrus, saying the shot for Vanity Fair has been "misinterpreted," CNN reports. "The photograph is a simple, classic portrait," Leibovitz said of the picture of a topless Cyrus with a towel covering her breasts. "...

Miley 'Ashamed' of Provocative New Photos

Vanity Fair shoot with Leibovitz turned out not so innocent

(Newser) - Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus is upset about provocative new Vanity Fair photos, including one showing her barely wrapped in a satin sheet on the cover, reports E! Online. The teen says she's now embarrassed by pics snapped by photographer Annie Leibovitz. The Disney Channel has accused Vanity Fair of...

Racy Miley Bra Pics Hit Internet
 Racy Miley Bra Pics Hit Internet 
Apr 21, 2008 11:04 AM CDT

Racy Miley Bra Pics Hit Internet

15-year-old Disney star's good-girl image called into question

(Newser) - Don't tell her achy-breaky dad, but risque photos of squeaky-clean Miley Cyrus have found their way to the Internet. The tween queen flashes a green lace bra and canoodles with a mystery teenage boy whose hands had better not travel any farther in photos likely to make Disney and dad...

Lost Photos of Elvis Discovered
 Lost Photos of Elvis Discovered 
Apr 10, 2008 2:55 AM CDT

Lost Photos of Elvis Discovered

Stellar 1972 shots of the King set for exhibit at Graceland

(Newser) - Close to 40 photographs of a jump-suited, cape-toting Elvis Presley rocking the house at Madison Square Garden in 1972 have surfaced and will be on display next month at Graceland in an exhibit entitled, "Elvis Jumpsuits: All Access." One of them already graces a Times Square billboard. A...

Experts Work to Create Ways to Identify Altered Photos

New tools can sniff out fakes

(Newser) - As photo doctoring grows ever more sophisticated—and common—so does the art of “digital forensics,” or identifying fakes. Lighting is among the most tell-tale signs of a photo that’s been altered, reports Technology Review, because it’s hard to get it consistent. Still, current tools are...

Anne Frank's Lost Love Revealed
Anne Frank's Lost Love Revealed
Feb 27, 2008 4:08 PM CST

Anne Frank's Lost Love Revealed

Childhood friend of diarist's darling 'Petel' donates photo

(Newser) - Anne Frank's sweetheart now has a face to go along with his pet name. A photo of 12-year-old Lutz Peter Schiff, or Petel, as she sometimes called him, has been donated to the Anne Frank House by a childhood friend, reports ABC News. Frank wrote that she loved so strongly...

China: Sorry for This Fake Photo
China: Sorry for This Fake Photo
Feb 22, 2008 5:12 PM CST

China: Sorry for This Fake Photo

State news agency apologizes for doctored image of antelopes near train

(Newser) - China’s state-run news service has apologized for running—and honoring—a doctored photo that aided the government’s argument about a new train line's environmental impact. The 2006 image showed antelopes frolicking under Tibetan tracks, purportedly demonstrating that the beloved beasts weren’t affected by them. It worked, until...

Probe Zips Over Mercury Today
Probe Zips Over Mercury Today
Jan 14, 2008 4:33 AM CST

Probe Zips Over Mercury Today

Messenger will take 1,200 pictures from 124 miles up

(Newser) - NASA's Messenger spacecraft this afternoon will whiz past Mercury at 141,000 mph and snap an estimated 1,200 detailed photos of the planet's surface from a mere 124 miles up. It will be the first of three passes before the craft starts orbiting the planet closest to the sun...

'A Size 2 Is Not Fat!'
'A Size 2 Is Not Fat!'
Dec 4, 2007 11:35 AM CST

'A Size 2 Is Not Fat!'

Actress responds to critics, bikini photo

(Newser) - Actress and former underwear model Jennifer Love Hewitt has fired back at Internet gossipers who've been sniping about her figure since unflattering photos of her on a Hawaiian beach with fiance Ross McCall made the rounds. "Like all women out there should, I love my body," she wrote...

Flickr Launches Search Map of World Photos

New service groups pix by location

(Newser) - Beginning today, a new mapping feature will make it easier to view photos stored on Flickr by location. "Places," a new geographical sorting service on the massive photo-share website, pinpoints photo contributions to one of 100,000 locations on a global map, Reuters reports. The map also shows...

Bush Scores as Hugger in Chief
Bush Scores as Hugger in Chief
Oct 28, 2007 10:25 AM CDT

Bush Scores as Hugger in Chief

If there's one thing Bush can do, it's embrace for the cameras

(Newser) - George W. Bush may not come off as touchy-feely, but as his California fire tour demonstrates, he’s one of the best presidential huggers of all time. In recent months, Bush has embraced literally hundreds in public, the Washington Post notes. Sure, those are mostly photo ops, but Bush’s...

Reuters Posts 'Titanic' Frame in Arctic Gaffe

Agency pinched movie still for North Pole report

(Newser) - Reuters was caught in another photo pas today, when it revealed pics used in a report on Russia's flag-planting at the North Pole last week were actually lifted frames from the 1997 blockbuster Titanic. An image captioned with descriptions of Russian submersibles on an Arctic seabed was actually a still...

Brits Embrace Facebook, Pay the Price
Brits Embrace Facebook, Pay the Price
Jul 18, 2007 12:32 PM CDT

Brits Embrace Facebook, Pay the Price

Photos in 'private' online profiles land Oxford students in hot water

(Newser) - Miss New Jersey may never be mistaken for a Rhodes Scholar, but unlike some British university students, she knows how to make sure her Facebook profile is private. The social-networking site that nearly brought down the beauty queen is wreaking havoc across the Atlantic, with Oxford students facing disciplinary action...

Photos That Changed the World?
Photos That Changed the World?
Jun 19, 2007 8:31 PM CDT

Photos That Changed the World?

(Newser) - Slate and Magnum Photos team up to present 31 photos that over the past 70 years have "informed the world" and "capture(d) the political and cultural zeitgeist of our time."  The iconic photos in this slide show range from a soldier falling in the Spanish Civil...

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