The Teeth Touch-Up Controversy
After the babies were born, the media featured the photo of the parents relentlessly. The happy couple even made the front page of Time and Newsweek magazines and were caught in a touch-up controversy through no fault of their own. Newsweek magazine felt the heat from readers and other media outlets after enhancing the photo of the most famous parents in the country.
Media coverage. Source: travelfuntu.com
The debate of the computer-edited photos started after Newsweek published a front cover featuring Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey smiling. Bobbi revealed small, straight teeth on the cover, but it turned up they were photo-edited to appear whiter and straighter after Time magazine published a similar photo that was not enhanced. Newsweek’s president and editor in chief, Richard M. Smith, declared that the picture was not enhanced to deceive the readers, but merely because they wanted to go with the best version of the photo shoot they had. Nevertheless, the debate showed how right the McCaugheys were to try and keep their family life private.