Comments on: Let’s See, Now… What Else Can We Outsource? http://www.afterthemfa.com/archives/lets-see-now-what-else-can-we-outsource.html Life after the creative writing MFA | Writing tips | Author interviews | Creative writing links, and more. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:14:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Vera http://www.afterthemfa.com/archives/lets-see-now-what-else-can-we-outsource.html/comment-page-1#comment-9956 Vera Tue, 15 May 2007 05:16:17 +0000 http://www.afterthemfa.com/archives/lets-see-now-what-else-can-we-outsource.html#comment-9956 Admittedly covering city council is one of the dreariest assignments you could give to an intern. The theory is that the reporter--ensconced in the community--could extrapolate issues that were and weren't being covered. Then again, an outsider report would free him/her from the fear of being stalked by incensed suburbanites. Heck, maybe this will contribute to less provincialism and a truly free press... and lots of fodder for the "Odd News" section in the Mumbai paper. And newspaper people wonder why readers have left in droves. Admittedly covering city council is one of the dreariest assignments you could give to an intern. The theory is that the reporter–ensconced in the community–could extrapolate issues that were and weren’t being covered. Then again, an outsider report would free him/her from the fear of being stalked by incensed suburbanites. Heck, maybe this will contribute to less provincialism and a truly free press… and lots of fodder for the “Odd News” section in the Mumbai paper.

And newspaper people wonder why readers have left in droves.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.afterthemfa.com/archives/lets-see-now-what-else-can-we-outsource.html/comment-page-1#comment-9911 Aaron Mon, 14 May 2007 15:45:15 +0000 http://www.afterthemfa.com/archives/lets-see-now-what-else-can-we-outsource.html#comment-9911 Let's see. Two reporters living in a country slammed with poverty being paid squat to watch PTA moms in SoCal scream at their councilmen over a shortage of crossing guards outside their kid's school or the local busybody complaining about the amount of dog poop on the sidewalks downtown. Nice. Let’s see. Two reporters living in a country slammed with poverty being paid squat to watch PTA moms in SoCal scream at their councilmen over a shortage of crossing guards outside their kid’s school or the local busybody complaining about the amount of dog poop on the sidewalks downtown. Nice.

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