You could say that photography is about showing people something that they wouldn't otherwise be able to see, so it's always a shame when news reports include photos that are so small that they're practically worthless.

One example is this BBC news report about two British Typhoon jet fighters being scrambled on 17 August on their first operational duty, intercepting a Russian bomber that was heading for British air space. The article includes a photo that shows the bomber and one of the Typhoon fighters, presumably taken by someone in the other Typhoon. Unfortunately it's only the standard 203-pixel version, with no option to view it larger.

So thanks to MilitaryPhotos.net for showing a decently sized version of the photo, along with another one from the same incident.

We all know the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words, so maybe news web sites should keep that in mind. If a story needs a picture to illustrate it then why not show the picture at a decent size?