August 23, 2005
I thought they all did that.
I love the "file photos" that the media sometimes puts in to illustrate articles.
Here's the ABC's effort to report on the Islamic-Australian summit with the PM in Canberra:
The headline: Summit seeks ways to stamp out radical views
And the picture:
with the caption:
Moderate views: Prime Minister John Howard says the summit will not be a forum for extremism
Eh? What does that picture have to do with the summitt or moderate views? It's just a bog-standard file picture of Muslims praying.
It gets better though - Check out this story from News Ltd:
THE South Australian Government wants to attract Indian IT workers to the state.
Deputy Premier Kevin Foley said the sate was in "desperate need" of key technology skills, including software and systems integration.
The Government hopes a trade mission led by Premier Mike Rann to New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai next month will prompt interest among young Indian technology graduates and help to plug the skills gap.
Fair enough.
Check out the accompanying picture (which unfortunately, is a little small):
Because as we know, all Indians (especially IT workers) ride elephants.
Everywhere!
(Even Adelaide)
Maybe that's how they're going to get them to South Australia - a few howdahs should do the trick.
Posted by Quentin George at August 23, 2005 07:00 PM