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Australian news network apologises for ‘graphic error’ after photo of MP made more revealing | World News<\/p>\n
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An Australian news network has apologised after a picture of a female MP was allegedly modified to appear more revealing ahead of her appearance on a programme.<\/p>\n
In what Nine News Melbourne called a “graphic error”, Georgie Purcell claimed that a picture of her used as a promo for the network’s Monday night news bulletin had been changed to give her “enlarged boobs” and reveal her midriff.<\/p>\n
Sharing the modified image next to the original on X, the MP for Northern Victoria, said: “Having my body and outfit photoshopped by a media outlet was not on my bingo card.<\/p>\n
“Note the enlarged boobs and outfit to be made more revealing.<\/p>\n
“Can’t imagine this happening to a male MP.<\/p>\n
“What gives?”<\/p>\n
She later pointed out that she has her “whole stomach tattooed”, which does not appear in the photoshopped image.<\/p>\n
Issuing an apology, Hugh Nailon, director of Nine News Melbourne, blamed the image changes on an “automation by Photoshop”.<\/p>\n
“I would like to sincerely apologise to Georgie Purcell for a graphic error that occurred in last night’s bulletin,” he said in a statement posted by the network.<\/p>\n
“Our graphics department sourced an online image of Georgie to use in our story on duck hunting.<\/p>\n
“As is common practice, the image was resized to fit our specs. During that process, the automation by Photoshop created an image that was not consistent with the original.<\/p>\n