Lowe ad revisits Bush thrown-shoe incident

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Lowe Bull's new campaign for South Africa's Cape Times newspaper carries the tagline, "In-depth news investigated from every angle. Know all about it." Somewhat humorously, one such angle we get is the view from behind the podium during the infamous incident on Dec. 14, 2008, when Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw a shoe at President Bush. See a larger version here. True, the ad doesn't reflect well on the news-gathering profession overall, but that's journalism these days—a problem at every turn.

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