Victorian MP Georgie Purcell criticises Nine News for ‘sexist’ image editing to make outfit more revealing

Network apologises over graphic aired on bulletin and says it was the result of automation by Photoshop'

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Victorian upper house MP Georgie Purcell has lashed Nine News for using an image in its bulletin that had been edited to make her breasts look bigger and expose her midriff, which the network blamed on automation by Photoshop".

Hugh Nailon, Nine News Melbourne's news director, apologised to the Animal Justice Party MP on Tuesday after the image was shown during the Monday night's bulletin.