Daily Archives: 28 May 2009

Cost-effective, yes, but is it good journalism?

Pasadena Now, a California-based website, tried to outsource local civic affairs and political coverage to India two years ago. Now, New Haven Advocate, an American alternative weekly covering local news and arts, has decided to check out the limits of “outsourced journalism”. It posted ads on Craigslist in Bangalore and Bombay in March seeking journalists…