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Lee Constable @Constababble
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When using images in the show (especially microscope images) I often avoid using the stock image account because the labeling is terribly inaccurate and unreliable.

Eg. Image of a virus has keywords: food, cell, cell division, virus (no mention of type, scale, method)
Inaccurate keywords on scientific images in stock accounts contributes to why journos without scientific training get it wrong when selecting images for science stories.
Sometimes stock images claim to be actual scanning electron microscope images but are graphic artist's representations. It's important for media using stock accounts for science stories to know this because you never know how faithful to reality the artist has been.
Here's another stock image issue I have encountered. Anatomical images become sexualised when you search for examples of women.

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