Yes, the editors did put a disclaimer stating the image was digitally altered, and the PDN people are trying to figure out how (best guess is they turned a horizontal into a vertical by adding sky etc). But I think that’s missing the much bigger issue, which is: when choosing the cover image for the biggest international news story of the year, why was it necessary to create a composite or digitally altered image when there was so much incredible photojournalism (professional or citizen) coming out of Tehran last week? (more)
