Judy Yu, SCC's director of communications, explained the college received only two publicity photographs of Churchill from the public-relations agency handling the professor.
"One had a cigarette in his mouth, and the other had a gun," she said. "Obviously, we cannot support guns, so it was taken out," noting the college also did not wish to endorse smoking by using the other picture. "I would have looked harder for another photograph."
"It's not a news story bound by journalistic integrity," Yu continued, noting the doctored photo was simply part of a promotion to get people to attend the speech.
WorldNetDaily's screen capture of SCC's website shows display of image doctored to avoid showing gun
"If the only other photo is with a cigarette, I guess we'll have a photograph with a cigarette in it," Saunders added with a laugh. "At least it won't be altered."
Hmmm...cigs bad...guns worse. "Little Eichmanns" okay. Got it.
A tipster informs me that copywright violations on the altered photo may have occurred. I can't see Ward Churchill suing, as it could mean he'd get stiffed on his hefty speaking appearance coming from Shoreline Community College. That money, as I noted before, is coming partially from student tuition money.
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