On 3/6/09, K. Peachey <p858sn...@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > > > Yes, but why *that* picture of Jimmy? > > I would say that BBC gets all their photos though Getty Images, and > thats just the image that they had on file when BBC first wanted one > so that became their file photo for jimbo and has never updated it. >
BBC News online has always preferred to use wierd/odd pictures to ordinary looking ones. If it's someone for whom there are a lot of images, they will always use the one taken mid-grimace, or when they were wearing a silly hat, or when someone in a gorilla suit was behind them. -- Sam Blacketer _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l