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NEWS ABOUT: photos

photos stories: 9 news summaries
nude photos, too

 Prejean's Résumé 
 Includes 7 More 
 Sex Tapes 

Former Miss California USA caught with pants down

Nov 13, 09 4:25 PM CST
(Newser) - When Carrie Prejean called a sex tape she made for an ex "the biggest mistake of my life," she apparently forgot about the existence of seven other nudie videos. To go along with the anti-gay-marriage lightning rod's video stash are 30 photos of the former Miss California USA... More »

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gay marriage • Miss USA • video • nude photo • Carrie Prejean • Miss California • photos • nude video • Carrie Prejean sex tape

 Fairey Admits Lying 
 Over 'Hope' Photo 

Artist tried to conceal mistake with false evidence

Oct 17, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - An unexpected twist in the Shepard Fairey copyright fight: The artist admits that he lied about which AP photo he used for his Obama Hope poster and submitted fake evidence to support his claim. His lawyers have now dropped him as the legal fight continues. "I am very sorry... More »

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copyright law • copyright • campaign • Associated Press • copyright infringement • Shepard Fairey • photos

OPINION

Photo Doesn't Make Me a Slut: Meghan McCain

Overreaction part of 'infuriating' double standard on racy pix

Oct 16, 09 2:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Meghan McCain can’t believe the “immediate and nasty overreaction” to her post of a “funny and silly” self-portrait. She admits that posting a photo showing off her cleavage “is not the smartest thing I have ever done. But it’s just not worth the drama it... More »

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Jeff Flake • body image • Aaron Schock • Meghan McCain • breasts • Twitter • photos • Twitpic • Meghan McCain Twitter

 Two Cops 
 Targeted 
 in Rihanna 
 Probe 

LAPD officers sent home over potential photo link

Sep 11, 09 12:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - A pair of LAPD officers have been put on paid leave as part of the department’s investigation into who leaked a picture of Rihanna’s battered face to TMZ, the Los Angeles Times reports. One, Rebecca Reyes, is a 9-year veteran of the force; the other, Blanca Lopez,... More »

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entertainment • domestic violence • LAPD • TMZ • assault • Rihanna • domestic abuse • Chris Brown • photos • Los Angeles Police Department • Rebecca Reyes • Blanca Lopez

The 19 Personalities 
 You Meet on Facebook 

From the 'grudge holder' to the 'Erin Brockovich'

Sep 6, 09 1:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Like any community, Facebook is home to a diverse range of personality types. The Boston Phoenix identifies 19 distinct varieties:
  • The failed model. "Poses repeatedly in front of a computer and pouts in emo fashion." Giveaway: the "Warholian or sepia-toned" profile photo.
  • The
... More »

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social networking • Facebook • gourmet • social media • photos • status update

Flickr Lost 3K
of My Photos: Angry Blogger 

Slams service after hacker permanently deletes costly images

Aug 5, 09 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Flickr has earned a blogger’s harsh rebuke for losing 3,000 of his photos, Gawker reports. A hacker was able to permanently delete the photos by attaching a Hotmail account to Morgan Tepsic’s Flickr account, and Tepsic is livid that Flickr didn’t better protect work he says... More »

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Internet • Flickr • photograph • blogger • photo sharing • photos

OPINION

Parasitic, Tabloid HuffPo Just Pretends to Do Journalism

The 'supposedly revolutionary über-blog' wears no clothes: Dumenco

Jun 22, 09 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Syracuse University’s SI Newhouse journalism school recently awarded Arianna Huffington one of their lifetime achievement awards, an honor that strikes Simon Dumenco as absurd, he writes for Advertising Age. It sounds like a brutally ironic joke: a school for training journalists honors someone who’s built a popular website... More »

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media • tabloids • gossip • blog • Huffington Post • aggregator • photos • Simon Dumenco

Facebook Photo Busts Student Charged in DUI

Pics of tequila-swilling 20-year-old incite judge's wrath

Jun 5, 09 1:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 20-year-old college student awaiting trial on reckless homicide and DUI charges learned the perils of too-candid Facebook photos yesterday, the Chicago Tribune reports. Erika Scoliere is now sporting an alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet after violating a court order not to drink while out on bail. “It appears the defendant... More »

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privacy • Facebook • drunk driving • Internet privacy • photos • Erika Scoliere • Thomas Mueller

 
 Social Sites Don't 
 Delete Photos 
 Promptly: Study 

7 sites left photos up after purportedly removing them

May 21, 09 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Uploaded photos remain on social-networking sites long after users think they’ve deleted them, a study finds. Researchers put photos on 16 popular sites and then deleted them. A month later, the BBC reports, the photos were still accessible using their direct URLs on seven of those sites, including Facebook—... More »

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social networking • Facebook • online privacy • Flickr • photos

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