{"id":1398537,"date":"2022-03-24T13:30:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T17:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1398537"},"modified":"2022-03-24T13:30:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T17:30:46","slug":"photog-blasts-nbc-for-softening-pics-of-lia-thomas-for-more-feminine-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photog-blasts-nbc-for-softening-pics-of-lia-thomas-for-more-feminine-look\/","title":{"rendered":"Photog Blasts NBC for Softening Pics of Lia Thomas for More Feminine Look"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fphotog-blasts-nbc-for-softening-pics-of-lia-thomas-for-more-feminine-look%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1398537&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A photojournalist blasted NBC for purposefully altering her photos of transgender UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas, apparently making Thomas look more feminine during a recent <i>Today Show<\/i> report.<\/p>\n<p>The <i>Today Show<\/i> came under stark criticism for using photos that were noticeably softened or \u201cairbrushed\u201d during its March 17 report on the trans swimmer as Thomas was competing at the NCAA championships in Georgia.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Here is the report:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watch how giddy NBC&#8217;s &#8216;Today&#8217; show is about Lia Thomas crushing the competition at the NCAA D1 women&#8217;s swimming and diving championships.<\/p>\n<p>Gross. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wJb8AWBAdK\">pic.twitter.com\/wJb8AWBAdK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1504496907858624515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, a photojournalist who took some of the photos is decrying NBC for altering her photos.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI pride myself on providing authentic images as a photojournalist,\u201d Erica Denhoff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/photographer-surprised-and-disappointed-at-todays-edited-lia-thomas-photos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> the <i>Washington Examiner<\/i> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Denhoff, a student-athlete and graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, said that she agrees with critics who say NBC altered the photos and added, \u201cIt\u2019s really important as photojournalists that we transmit authentic photos that have not been altered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I first noticed the airbrushing on the segment referenced, I thought something was honestly wrong with the video. But then, I watched it again and thought, \u2018Wait a minute, this appears to be intentional. Lia\u2019s features are softened,&#8217;\u201d Denhoff exclaimed.<\/p>\n<p>Denhoff said once she learned of the criticism, she compared her actual photos to the shots used by NBC and saw a noticeable difference. Her images were softened and blurred by the TV network.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo me, it definitely seems like something was going on with the airbrushing\/noise reduction of all of Lia\u2019s photos in this segment,\u201d Denhoff said of NBC\u2019s March 17 report.<\/p>\n<p>Denhoff confirmed that some of the photos used in the segment were her photos and added, \u201cI\u2019m surprised and disappointed that <i>Today<\/i> altered my image of Lia for this particular news segment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, social media users slammed NBC for using the softened photos:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just an even closer look\u2026.. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ym7MwqMMra\">pic.twitter.com\/ym7MwqMMra<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pi\u2664n\u25cbDent\u2139st \ud83c\udff4 (@PianoDentist86) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PianoDentist86\/status\/1504951746140983296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>Follow Warner Todd Huston on Facebook at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston\">facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A photojournalist blasted NBC for purposefully altering her photos of transgender UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas, apparently making Thomas look more feminine during a recent Today Show report. 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