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QA Fail: Boston.com Headline graphic

How about a stock photo?

This week's fail is the headline image for a story on Boston.com:

Boston Headline Graphic Fail

Three Reasons this fails QA

  1. This is Boston.com why would you use a screenshot of a map?
  2. Don't you have a personal library of stock photos of the Back Bay? For breaking news like this? Such as street signs or landscape views.
  3. If you don't have a valid stock photo, perhaps using a "Breaking News" would be better than a screenshot of a map. (Make a note of the missing stock photo so one can be taken at a later date.)