Photographic Fakery

In a post-photoshop world, there is practically no way to tell whether an image is real or not.  Photojournalists' credibility is being called into question.  The news tells of events that its readers would otherwise never know about and have no way of validating, making it very easy for journalists and photojournalists to take advantage of their readers' lack of knowledge.  This is understandably creating a sense of mistrust between the media and the general public.  Since there isn't a way for the readers to know for sure if a photo has been altered, photojournalists should have enough credibility to produce pictures that convey only the truth.  Maybe by doing this, they will eventually build up a reputation of trustworthiness.