| Initially, outsourcing use to claim | | | | business proposition. He move forward |
| manufacturing jobs, and then hit services | | | | mentioning his opinion that "if it is all |
| such as technical support, airline | | | | about sophisticated reporting, then |
| reservations and tax preparation. Now the | | | | Macpherson could end up spending length of |
| next in line is local journalism. | | | | time in editing than the labor savings. |
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| James, the editor and the publisher of the | | | | This is not for the first time media jobs are |
| Web site pasadenanow.com, identified that it | | | | outsourced to India. The British news agency |
| sounds bizarre to have journalists in India | | | | Reuters runs an operation in Bangalore, the |
| covering news in and outside Los Angeles. He | | | | silicon city of India that churns out Wall |
| said "The idea to him makes the business | | | | Street stories based on news releases. |
| sense because of India's lower labor costs". | | | | |
| Apart from that, work can be done as far as | | | | Macpherson appears to be the first to try |
| it can be watched over the Internet. He | | | | outsourcing journalism work that was |
| further adds that, "It could be a better | | | | traditionally been done by reporters who walk |
| option to augment the quality of journalism | | | | the streets. He said "His Web site, which he |
| on the local level without spending any | | | | runs out of his house, get about 45,000 |
| expense which is considered to be a grave | | | | unique readers per month but it is not yet |
| problem for local publications" | | | | yielding beneficial results. After hiring |
| | | | these journalist, he wanted them to broaden |
| All are not giving consent on this take that | | | | pasadenanow.coms content from news releases |
| a journalist from India can accurately report | | | | and event listings to analyses of issues |
| on issues of local government and other | | | | before the council, and perhaps eventually to |
| events. According to their notion, a | | | | investigative reports. |
| journalist can't report on a local matter or | | | | |
| an any other local issues, without knowing or | | | | An yearly outlay of $20,800 for the two of a |
| understanding the original cultural, moral, | | | | kind, which is not a bad earning for an |
| or political tones which ultimately creates | | | | Indian journalist and cheap by U.S. |
| such news. | | | | standards, each one had to produces 15 weekly |
| | | | piece of writing. |
| According to California journalism professor | | | | |
| who is also a resident of Pasadena, barely | | | | Pasadena city spokeswoman Ann Erdman said |
| few people would vest their trust on such | | | | that if the articles are well-edited, than |
| reporting by people who do not know the | | | | the coverage from the distance which is far |
| institutions, and are not even here | | | | cry shouldn't create any problem. Anyhow, she |
| physically to witness the proceedings | | | | said, "Local government is unquestionably not |
| | | | in the practice of uttering to the local |
| A UCLA professor of technology and strategy | | | | business who they can take into the service |
| who outsource copy editing and graphics work | | | | and where those staff should reside. |
| to Indian businesses, states it is a shaky | | | | |