Apr 4, 2011 15:54
13 yrs ago
English term
fauxtography
GBK
English to Chinese
Social Sciences
Journalism
Definition from
Wordnik:
(Internet) Misleading presentation of images for propagandistic or otherwise ulterior purposes, involving staging, deceptive modification, and/or the addition or omission of significant context.
Example sentences:
Snapped Shot speculates that the evidence suggests Shana may have been killed instead by recoil from an anti-tank weapon – ie, a friendly fire killing by Hamas -- and the car was set on fire to destroy the evidence of what had really happened. Is this yet another full-blown media 'fauxtography' scandal -- with Reuters once again in the manipulated frame? (Spectator.co.uk)
Times Public Editor Calame ignores the impact of "fauxtography," including this Times photo of a dead man, later seen walking around (Blog camera)
10 examples of Fauxtography that you should examine so that you realise that pictures do lie. (Not a sheep)
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 3 | 造假 |
Linguist Laureate
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| 3 | 假象图片 |
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Change log
Apr 4, 2011 15:25: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Apr 4, 2011 15:54: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Apr 7, 2011 15:54: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"
Apr 18, 2011 07:54:
May 4, 2011 18:54:
Jun 3, 2011 16:54:
Proposed translations
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Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, Japanese to Chinese, and 1 more.
造假
“造假”是汉语中一个新出现的词汇，其种种情形与我所 提供的英文链接当中描述的完全一致
Definition from
media myth busters:
Fauxtography" is a term used to describe instances of photojournalism (most coming from sources in the Middle East) in which photos have been either misrepresented by staging or other means, or manipulated with computer software. <b><a href="http://mediamythbusters.com/index.php?title=Fauxtography" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://mediamythbusters.com/index.php?title=Fauxtography</a></b> <br /><br /><br />造假 encompasses the several instances of changing the substance or even very nature of the image
Example sentences:
“造假” is now a popularly used new term corresponding to the instances described in its English counterparts (N/A)
355 days
假象图片
i think ‘假象图片’ is proper here because the original photo has been presented wrongly and convey a different meaning.
Definition from
Techopedia:
Definition - What does Fauxtography mean?<br />Fauxtography refers to fraudulent photography, where photographs are manipulated through photoshop or manipulated by other means to change the information they convey. Fauxtography is often used to manipulated the viewer and promote a particular agenda.<br /><br />Fauxtography is also occassionally used to refer to low-quality or humorous photographs taken by amateur photographers who have started photography businesses or blogs despite their limited experience and skill. In this sense, fauxtography is an Internet meme.<br /><br />"Faux" is the French word for "fake.
Example sentences:
Fraudulent photography. (Urban dictionary)
Discussion
The second thing is that 篡改 refers to the act of unauthorized revisions. So it might possibly be used to refer to the act of creating fauxtography, but I think using it to refer to fauxtography itself might be stretching it a bit too much.