Journalism: Outsourced

Over the past few years, as everyone knows, outsourcing has become the name of the game in IT, call centers, and other jobs as a cheaper alternative.

Well if you were wondering what the heck was that analyst in New York writing about in the stock market section today, think again. Your daily Reuters financial news for the States comes from the "Silicon City" of India, Banglore. Indian journalists are now the main story writers for what gets published on Reuters financial news articles.

However Reuters Editor-in-Chief, David Schelsinger, doesn't believe this is outsourcing. He claims that this is just another branch of the agency which can cover quick in and out stories related to financial news. I don't know who he is kidding (maybe himself) but I think he's forgotten the definition of outsourcing it seems.

Thanks to IT, a lot of this 'over seas' journalism can be taken to full advantage by these agencies due to low cost factors. It's no surprise that nationally known news media outlets have started to implement such changes into their common day functionalities.

Although journalism is being outsourced, the huge difference remains in regards to cultural norms. Indian English grammar and spellings are not so close to the American brand of the language. Such differences have been causing issues, and to 'correct' such problems, the otherwise adept Indian journalists are being re-taught English, American style. Yes, the Americanization of India continues.

Even with this said, the economy of India continues to flourish thanks to the internationally based investment into jobs like these. Many more jobs to follow......