Hitman on day parole
Paul Cherry, the Gazette’s gangland go-to guy, writes about a hitman getting day parole after allegedly taking part in dozens of killings.
Curious why the Gazette would use a bland Getty Images stock photo of the Palais de Justice to illustrate a story like this. You’d imagine a paper like that either has photos of that building on file, or – even in these times – could get someone to skooch over there and take a picture. (However, see below.)
Chris 15:57 on 2020-04-06 Permalink
Why would/should they? 99% of people won’t notice/care, and it saves them money not sending someone out. Sad but true. I’m just amazed they bother to get a courthouse image from *this city* and not a generic one. 🙁
Kate 19:25 on 2020-04-06 Permalink
Well, there were news stories more than two weeks ago about the courts largely shutting down, so a photo showing some little groupings of people outside the Palais de J. is out of date, even if people don’t understand what stock photography is.
In fact, a story like this ought to be illustrated with a mugshot of the character under discussion, not some anodyne image of a building.
mare 21:33 on 2020-04-06 Permalink
@Kate. I think Postmedia’s new overlords shrank Gazettes workforce to a skeleton crew and AFAIK the paper is put together in someone’s living room. He might not have the time nor the resources to find the best stock photo or send someone to take a new one.
Kate 09:24 on 2020-04-07 Permalink
Fair enough. Steve Faguy even tweeted about how weird it was to be assembling the front section of the Gazette on his own computer at home. I suppose he would have access to the paper’s Getty Images account from home, but not its photo library.