February 11, 2004

Ask not for whom the bell tolls

The NYT is reporting that Reuters plans to take some of its journalism offshore, using Indian scribes for cheap legwork on small- and medium-sized American companies. Check it:

The reporters in Bangalore will mostly be responsible for extracting basic financial information from company news releases and quarterly earnings reports. Tasks like interviewing a company president, talking to analysts and covering breaking news, will continue to be done by white people more experienced journalists working in the countries where those companies operate, Mr. Schlesinger said.

(Via Sisyphus Shrugged)

Posted by Chris at February 11, 2004 03:40 PM
Comments

Would you like poori or paratha with that?

Posted by: the talking dog at February 11, 2004 04:01 PM