While reading an article on the Huffington Post today, I noticed a sidebar article with a frightening headline and a picture of a Honda Fit like my wife drives.
Honda Recalls 440,000 Cars Over Potentially Fatal Airbag Problem
So naturally I freak out a little bit and click on the link. It’s a teaser for another article that’s actually linked on Reuters, but it mentions the recall only applies to Accords and Civics. Reuters further clarifies by pointing out it’s only 2001-2002 Accords and Civics, and a few Acura TLs. So that brings me to the question…. why use the picture of a Honda Fit? Are your editors just THAT DUMB that they can’t tell the difference between a 2001-02 Civic or Accord and a 2007-08 Fit? Does anyone there believe that an informative news article should perhaps have a picture that matches the content of the story? What the hell?!
