I knew someone who was featured in NZ Hunter and read their original story - which was actually full of hilarious jokes, albeit riddled with grammar mistakes haha. Printed version was butchered down so much it was nothing more than a simple blow-by-blow describing of what happened - although the timeline of events had been altered weirdly.
As someone who has very literally gained qualifications involving photoshop use - the image photoshopped has been done so with very little bother with skill. The perspective is honestly pissing me off haha. Way too many of those magazines have very half-assed design and editing in them (the consistent spelling mistakes in NZ Hunter, anyone?)....
Either way those stories are merely printed as entertainment, and should be treated as such.... can't be too bothered either way. I'll buy them for something to read when I'm bored that's for sure. I can imagine the original author feeling disappointed in the misrepresentation of a great memory be published for all to see. Perhaps they should just complain about it and be issued an apology?
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