[briandear]

And that photo isn't a manipulation? The press kit photos are designed specifically to portray executives in a competent, flattering light. THAT is manipulation of an even more devious sort -- if the company is doing something wrong, showing smiling, in-control executives when that isn't reality -- that's public relations, not Journalism; it misleads the public in drawing a conclusion of trustworthiness when that isn't warranted by the story.