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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Failed to understand "many make foreign news headlines"

What does "many" refer to? "Many images"? I also don't understand the logic of "only when."

Context:
As with any propaganda or PR, the images are carefully staged. And many make foreign news headlines only when experts and photo editors discover that North Korea is digitally altering them. For instance, in a picture distributed recently by state media, troops and hovercraft land on a barren, snow-dappled beach. Experts say some of the multiple hovercraft have been copied and pasted into the image.

More:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/03/30/kim-soft-side-propaganda/2037859/
  

Top answer

Yes, "many" here refers to "many images". ", or, in other words, the media only report the matter when they notice that the pictures are fake.

— Blue Jay

  • Yes, "many" here refers to "many images".
  • ", or, in other words, the media only report the matter when they notice that the pictures are fake.
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Yes, "many" here refers to "many images".
"Only when..." means "only on those occasions that...", or, in other words, the media only report the matter when they notice that the pictures are fake.
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Got it.

The experts and photo editors are those of foreign (non-North Korea) media.
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