Venezuela: Tens of thousands march in anti-government protests

[JackRiddler]

28. No, actually. That will not do.

The pro-oligarchic movement of Venezuela is known for producing a constant stream of falsely attributed images and outrageous fabrications and exaggerations. Sorry, after their performance so far, that's just a track record that's hard to get away from. It's the baseline. Too many of these stories fall apart after examination, so there can't be a presumption of honesty. It requires authentication.

But quite independently of that, there are really quite simple conventions for citations of visual material on the Internet (where it is intended as evidence of something).

Do you need a guide? Okay:

- Link to the outlet where this was published?

- Credit for photograph?

- Location? Descriptive caption?

While I have no reason to doubt the authenticity of your picture -- the Venezuelan pro-oligarchy movement does have a strong street presence, even if over the years on average much smaller than the pro-government rallies -- your merely fronting a photo without these simple conventions to back it up doesn't help.

Not required but also helpful would be:

Better image of the signs? Nowadays, there's probably a whole album, right?

Any overhead shots, by chance? Or something very high resolution.

Also, a link to the organizers of the march. They probably have an online presence, organizational names, no?

Thanks so much.