Dear james averill,
You can replace your default image in 2 ways:
1. Replace our default image in yoursite/modules/mod_sj_basic_news/assets/images/nophoto.gif
2. Upload your default image into folder images (yoursite/modules/mod_sj_basic_news/assets/images). Then open file basicnewsreader.php (yoursite/modules/mod_sj_basic_news/core/basicnewsreader.php) and find:
if ('none' == $params['item_thumbnail_mode']){
$item->image = (empty( $item->thumb) || !file_exists($item->thumb[0]) ) ? 'modules/mod_sj_basic_news/assets/images/nophoto.gif' : $item->thumb[0] ;
} else {
$item->image= (empty( $item->thumb ) || !file_exists($item->thumb[0])) ? 'modules/mod_sj_basic_news/assets/images/nophoto.gif' : $item->thumb[0];
if (false != $item->image && !YTools::isUrl($item->image)){
$item->image = YTools::resize($item->image, $params['item_thumbnail_width'], $params['item_thumbnail_height'], $params['item_thumbnail_mode']);
}
}
Then edit
nophoto.gif => your image filename
Thanks