IanDavidson Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 This below is from The Metro. It is my complete caption with an Alamy add on. I have never seen this approach before. I hope I get paid!!!! https://metro.co.uk/2019/02/01/man-fined-refusing-show-face-police-face-recognition-software-8425143/romford-essex-uk-31st-january-2019-metropolitan-police-trial-live-facial-recognition-technology-outside-romford-station-the-police-cameras-scan-passers-by-and-check-them-against-a-watch-list-i/ and https://metro.co.uk/2019/02/01/man-fined-refusing-show-face-police-face-recognition-software-8425143/romford-essex-uk-31st-january-2019-metropolitan-police-trial-live-facial-recognition-technology-outside-romford-station-the-police-cameras-scan-passers-by-and-check-them-against-a-watch-list-i-2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb photos Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I too have never seen anything like it. My thoughts are someone added it into a draft/mockup, and it was missed before going live. Whatever, it looks sloppy. This would give me concern too "This is an Alamy Live News image and may not be part of your current Alamy deal . If you are unsure, please contact our sales team to check." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avpics Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I've noticed instances before of mangled copy and paste caption/credit lines from multiple agencies. All done in a rush I presume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptoprocta Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I'd contact support right away. We all know about the Daily Muddle, which group the Metro is part of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Baker Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 In a great rush and while the A-team were in the pub, presumably. I've had examples where the sub has copied the entire caption but never all the conditions and source details. I'll bet someone got a bollocking for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imageplotter Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Hi Ian, if it's any consolation, I've also had lots of those Metro sales (not via alamy but that other agency, starting with R) with the same complete caption printed, occasionally also with add-on restrictions, and always stating 'mandatory caption'. Sometimes they've even inserted the heading at the front (i.e. politicians in Westminster/Downing Street/whatever). Seems to be a thing they do when in a hurry. I'm not keen on it either, but there's not much we can do. They don't engage in any spell-checking either, defo a mistake when it comes to my terrible captioning skills, haha. Luckily it's only the bargain-basement pic value online version where this seems to happen. Perhaps this is automated content-generation, human interaction (or any form of add-on journalism) entirely optional. Quite Orwellian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanDavidson Posted February 7, 2019 Author Share Posted February 7, 2019 18 hours ago, imageplotter said: Hi Ian, if it's any consolation, I've also had lots of those Metro sales (not via alamy but that other agency, starting with R) with the same complete caption printed, occasionally also with add-on restrictions, and always stating 'mandatory caption'. Sometimes they've even inserted the heading at the front (i.e. politicians in Westminster/Downing Street/whatever). Seems to be a thing they do when in a hurry. I'm not keen on it either, but there's not much we can do. They don't engage in any spell-checking either, defo a mistake when it comes to my terrible captioning skills, haha. Luckily it's only the bargain-basement pic value online version where this seems to happen. Perhaps this is automated content-generation, human interaction (or any form of add-on journalism) entirely optional. Quite Orwellian. Chris, thanks. As long as I get paid. It does seem very lazy!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Robinson Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Anyway it is good evidence to prove you should get live news rates and not $6.12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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