New Meaning for Foreign Correspondent or Cost-Cutting Reaches New Levels

In a potential first for American community journalism, the two-year-old website Pasadenanow.com has hired two Indian reporters to cover local government and politics, according to the Associated Press. But the reporters won't be languishing in the Pasadena city council chambers - they'll be based at computers and phones in Mumbai. The website's editor and publisher, James Mcpherson, said that the reporters can watch city government meetings over the Internet and can email sources via phone or interview, according to AP. The two full-time reporters should cost the website about $20,800 annually, AP noted.

This should create a whole new debate on the role of outsourcing in the media industry. To learn more, visit: http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/05/10/ap3708279.html