Showing posts with label foreign coverage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label foreign coverage. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Sign Us Up For This Trip!
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
McClatchy Newspapers reports that U.S. taxpayers are picking up the tab for foreign journalists to visit the country on wine junkets.
These wine-writer tours, part of the Ag-Department's Market Access Program, are said to boost foreign sales of U.S.-produced wine, according to the article (http://www.mcclatchydc.com/staff/michael_doyle/story/20694.html). The selected writers, who tour various wineries and taste hundreds of samples, are expected to produce feature articles in return for their travel costs.
Foreign consumption of U.S.-produced wine is booming and now accounts for more than $1.2 billion in exports, and many wine experts consider the marketing program a success.
On the other hand, U.S. journalists aren't as pleased, as the program raises a host of ethical questions. Any thoughts? The House of Representatives is considering boosting the Market Acccess Program from $200 million to $225 million annually, according to McClatchy.
These wine-writer tours, part of the Ag-Department's Market Access Program, are said to boost foreign sales of U.S.-produced wine, according to the article (http://www.mcclatchydc.com/staff/michael_doyle/story/20694.html). The selected writers, who tour various wineries and taste hundreds of samples, are expected to produce feature articles in return for their travel costs.
Foreign consumption of U.S.-produced wine is booming and now accounts for more than $1.2 billion in exports, and many wine experts consider the marketing program a success.
On the other hand, U.S. journalists aren't as pleased, as the program raises a host of ethical questions. Any thoughts? The House of Representatives is considering boosting the Market Acccess Program from $200 million to $225 million annually, according to McClatchy.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Technology Crossing Continents
Thursday, October 04, 2007
No more pricey "bloated" bureaus for ABC News, which just announced that it plans to expand its foreign coverage in the coming months through the use of mobile one-person operations in Africa, India and other countries, according to a recent piece by The Hollywood Reporter.
Like most large media outlets, ABC had shuttered some of its foreign bureaus due to high costs associated with personnel, security, travel, etc. Now the network will provide single reporters with hand-held digital technology so they can work from home and travel to produce packages for ABCNews.com, ABC News Now, World News Tonight and Good Morning America, according to the Reporter. It will be interesting to see if any of its competitors follow suit.
For more information, check out the Reporter's article:
(http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i47e6403b3602038866ba096cb9fcdc29)
Like most large media outlets, ABC had shuttered some of its foreign bureaus due to high costs associated with personnel, security, travel, etc. Now the network will provide single reporters with hand-held digital technology so they can work from home and travel to produce packages for ABCNews.com, ABC News Now, World News Tonight and Good Morning America, according to the Reporter. It will be interesting to see if any of its competitors follow suit.
For more information, check out the Reporter's article:
(http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i47e6403b3602038866ba096cb9fcdc29)
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