3.1.1 Photo manipulation is used in western media to attract viewers and increase their ratings. Editors use photoshop and many other editing programs to make the picture seem perfect.
3.1.2 The singer Meghan Trainor has had her video edited without her consent. Her figure was modified to look slimmer than the singer actually is. Trainor took down the video down until the video showed her actual figure. This act insulting and rude according to Trainor. This was not the first time Trainor has been photoshopped. The magazine called Seventeen has been accused of altering Trainor’s body on the magazine cover. Ryan P (2016)
3.1.3 The media has been accused by many viewers that they are promoting an unrealistic …show more content…
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