Australian News Network Under Fire for Sexist Photo Editing of Female Lawmaker

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Australian politician Georgie Purcell criticized Nine News Melbourne for broadcasting a doctored photo of her with enlarged breasts and a more revealing outfit, calling out the news network for sexualizing her image. The director of Nine News Melbourne apologized for the "graphic error" caused by Photoshop automation and acknowledged that the altered image did not meet their editorial standards. Purcell, who has been a target of sexism, expressed skepticism about the newsroom staff not noticing the sexualization of her outfit and continues to speak out against the sexist vitriol she faces.
- Australian MP blasts news network for doctoring pic to make her breasts bigger and her outfit skimpier New York Post
- Georgie Purcell: Nine News Melbourne's doctored MP image causes sexism fury BBC.com
- News channel sparks outrage over ‘sexist editing’ of female lawmaker’s image CNN
- Australian TV news channel sparks outrage for editing photo of lawmaker who said "body and outfit" were photoshopped CBS News
- Melbourne news network apologises after giving MP Georgie Purcell larger breasts in edited photo The Telegraph
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