Covergate: Washingtonian President & Publisher Responds to Criticism
In a memo obtained today by FBDC, Washingtonian President and Publisher Catherine Merrill Williams addresses the attention and criticism the mag’s May cover of a shirtless President Obama has received with her staff, saying she is “overwhelmed and pleased that we have garnered so much attention for this great issue.”
As for questions of photoshopping and ethics, Williams says the magazine only changed the color of the President’s bathing suit and did not airbrush Obama. “Our change was nothing more than what nearly every magazine in the country does to cover photos on a regular basis to ensure it conveys the concept clearly,” it reads.
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