Pictures That Lie

I chose the picture of Katie Couric because I think it is very interesting that they would change the picture to make her appear more thin and even in a different color outfit. The picture was originally released by CBS in May and then they slimmed her appearance down for rerelease. I feel that this manipulation is harmful because there is already a body image problem among women in the United States and doing things such as slimming a picture of such a well known public figure down can be hurtful. Also, it cannot be good for Katie Couric's self esteem to have her image made to look thinner. Manipulating images can be helpful in some cases but in this case I do not feel it is necessary and it does more harm than good.