http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2008/01/15/miami-herald-cancels-editorial-outsourcing/ Online journalism news Sun, 13 May 2012 02:26:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2008/01/15/miami-herald-cancels-editorial-outsourcing/comment-page-1/#comment-3627 MiamiPR Gal Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:43:08 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2008/01/15/miami-herald-cancels-editorial-outsourcing/#comment-3627 As a former writer for The Miami Herald I find it ridiculous to even consider outsourcing the reporting and editing of the newspaper. Where is the community continuity? The value of a reporter is in his or her contacts and personal relationship in the community; the knowledge and history of people, organizations and events. Without this unique and personal perspective, how can the news columns be meaningful to the reader? How can the reader trust what they read? As a former writer for The Miami Herald I find it ridiculous to even consider outsourcing the reporting and editing of the newspaper. Where is the community continuity? The value of a reporter is in his or her contacts and personal relationship in the community; the knowledge and history of people, organizations and events. Without this unique and personal perspective, how can the news columns be meaningful to the reader? How can the reader trust what they read?

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