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The usual suspect: Same Maltese appears multiple times on news Web site
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Maltese dogs seem to be in the news a lot, lately.
Last week, examiner.com told you about a Maltese who was returned to its owner after being missing for three years. A microchip led to that dog's return.
Another Maltese had its picture accompany two stories in the past week on a local television news Web site.
While browsing the news on Sunday, I noticed that Dallas television station KTVT Channel 11, had a story about a Maltese from Florida that was found 1,000 miles away, in Illinois.
That story piqued my interest.
When I went to read it, I noticed something that seemed a little strange. The same dog was pictured more than once on the Web site.
Missing Fla. dog shows up 1,000 miles away in Ill.
Woman accused of stealing, dumping 'Yippy' dog
Obviously, this was done because in each case, a photo of the actual dog was not available.
The pictures made me laugh because I thought of times past when, as part of the (deep voice) BIG media, we went to great lengths to get photos for stories.
If everything failed, it was time for a "file photo," or, the absolute worst scenario: no photo.
I imagined a frazzled editor telling a reporter, "Oh no, we'll have to run that picture of the Maltese again."
Still, I don't like to raise an issue without offering a potential solution. So, for future reference, here's another picture of a Maltese.
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