diff --git a/.forestry/front_matter/templates/newslinks.yml b/.forestry/front_matter/templates/newslinks.yml
index 913937dc..5d6f0802 100644
--- a/.forestry/front_matter/templates/newslinks.yml
+++ b/.forestry/front_matter/templates/newslinks.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ fields:
   - type: text
     name: path
     label: path
+  - type: file
+    name: card_image
+    label: card_image
   - type: datetime
     name: date
     label: date
diff --git a/src/.vuepress/public/academic-paper-placeholder.png b/src/.vuepress/public/academic-paper-placeholder.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0da0916
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diff --git a/src/.vuepress/public/event-placeholder.png b/src/.vuepress/public/event-placeholder.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce94b048
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diff --git a/src/.vuepress/public/news-coverage-placeholder.png b/src/.vuepress/public/news-coverage-placeholder.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d4c9f10
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diff --git a/src/.vuepress/public/release-notes-placeholder.png b/src/.vuepress/public/release-notes-placeholder.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca3604f7
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/.vuepress/public/release-notes-placeholder.png differ
diff --git a/src/.vuepress/public/tutorial-placeholder.png b/src/.vuepress/public/tutorial-placeholder.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e41ba15
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diff --git a/src/.vuepress/theme/components/blog/LinkCard.vue b/src/.vuepress/theme/components/blog/LinkCard.vue
index a82d1aec..f7840c52 100644
--- a/src/.vuepress/theme/components/blog/LinkCard.vue
+++ b/src/.vuepress/theme/components/blog/LinkCard.vue
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@
             img-class="h-full"
             itemprop="image"
             :alt="title"
-            :src="`${
-              frontmatter.header_image
-                ? frontmatter.header_image
-                : '/header-image-placeholder.png'
-            }`"
+            :src="
+              frontmatter.card_image
+                ? frontmatter.card_image
+                : `/${frontmatter.type
+                    .toLowerCase()
+                    .split(' ')
+                    .join('-')}-placeholder.png`
+            "
           />
         </UnstyledLink>
       </div>