diff --git a/web/pageComponents/shared/SanityImage.tsx b/web/pageComponents/shared/SanityImage.tsx
index dcc283f6c..6be36a9b0 100644
--- a/web/pageComponents/shared/SanityImage.tsx
+++ b/web/pageComponents/shared/SanityImage.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const DEFAULT_MAX_WIDTH = 1440
 
 const Image = ({ image, aspectRatio, sizes = DEFAULT_SIZES, maxWidth = DEFAULT_MAX_WIDTH, fill, ...rest }: Props) => {
   const imageProps = useSanityLoader(image, maxWidth, aspectRatio)
+  console.log('image iamge', image)
   if (!image?.asset) return <></>
   const { width, height, src } = imageProps
 
diff --git a/web/templates/newsroom/NewsSections/NewsHeadliner.tsx b/web/templates/newsroom/NewsSections/NewsHeadliner.tsx
index d132905b7..67c3eab94 100644
--- a/web/templates/newsroom/NewsSections/NewsHeadliner.tsx
+++ b/web/templates/newsroom/NewsSections/NewsHeadliner.tsx
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ const NewsHeadliner = forwardRef<HTMLLIElement, NewsHeadlinerProps>(function New
   return (
     <section ref={ref} {...rest} className={envisTwMerge('', className)}>
       <BaseLink href={slug} className="group flex flex-col gap-2 pb-12">
-        {(heroImage ?? fallbackImage) && (
+        {(heroImage?.image?.asset || fallbackImage) && (
           <div className="aspect-video relative max-h-[324px] mb-2">
             <Image
-              image={heroImage?.image ?? fallbackImage}
+              //@ts-ignore: TODO Fix SanityImage to take SanityImageObject
+              image={heroImage?.image?.asset ? heroImage?.image : fallbackImage}
               fill
               priority
               aspectRatio={Ratios.NINE_TO_SIXTEEN}
diff --git a/web/templates/newsroom/NewsSections/NewsItem.tsx b/web/templates/newsroom/NewsSections/NewsItem.tsx
index 1642233c1..804cd7469 100644
--- a/web/templates/newsroom/NewsSections/NewsItem.tsx
+++ b/web/templates/newsroom/NewsSections/NewsItem.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const NewsItem = forwardRef<HTMLLIElement, NewsListItemProps>(function NewsItem(
 ) {
   const { slug, pageTitle, publishDateTime, heroImage } = data || {}
 
+  console.log('heroImage', heroImage)
   return (
     <section ref={ref} className={envisTwMerge('', className)} {...rest}>
       <BaseLink href={slug} className="group grid grid-cols-[1fr_25vw] lg:grid-cols-[1fr_10vw] gap-4 lg:gap-6">
@@ -33,9 +34,10 @@ const NewsItem = forwardRef<HTMLLIElement, NewsListItemProps>(function NewsItem(
           )}
         </div>
         <div className="lg:w-[173px] h-full aspect-5/4 lg:aspect-video relative">
-          {(heroImage ?? fallbackImage) && (
+          {(heroImage?.image?.asset || fallbackImage) && (
             <Image
-              image={heroImage?.image ?? fallbackImage}
+              //@ts-ignore: TODO Fix SanityImage to take SanityImageObject
+              image={heroImage?.image?.asset ? heroImage?.image : fallbackImage}
               aria-hidden
               aspectRatio={Ratios.NINE_TO_SIXTEEN}
               sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"
diff --git a/web/templates/newsroom/NewsSections/NewsSections.tsx b/web/templates/newsroom/NewsSections/NewsSections.tsx
index cbeb3110d..88de9daf6 100644
--- a/web/templates/newsroom/NewsSections/NewsSections.tsx
+++ b/web/templates/newsroom/NewsSections/NewsSections.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ const NewsSections = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, NewsSectionsProps>(function News
     return <FormattedMessage id="newsroom_no_hits" defaultMessage="Your search returned no results" />
   }
 
+  console.log('fallbackImages', fallbackImages)
+
   return (
     <div ref={ref} className={envisTwMerge(`flex flex-col gap-4`, className)}>
       {items.map((hit, index) => {
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ const NewsSections = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, NewsSectionsProps>(function News
             key={hit.objectID}
             //@ts-ignore: TODO Hit<BaseHit> into a NewsRoomNewsItem
             data={hit}
-            {...(!hit?.heroImage &&
+            {...(!hit?.heroImage?.image?.asset &&
               fallbackImages && {
                 fallbackImage: fallbackImages[Math.floor(Math.random() * fallbackImages?.length)],
               })}
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ const NewsSections = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, NewsSectionsProps>(function News
             key={hit.objectID}
             //@ts-ignore: TODO Hit<BaseHit> into a NewsRoomNewsItem
             data={hit}
-            {...(!hit?.heroImage &&
+            {...(!hit?.heroImage?.image?.asset &&
               fallbackImages && {
                 fallbackImage: fallbackImages[Math.floor(Math.random() * fallbackImages?.length)],
               })}