Comments on: Your local news…via India http://pr-media-blog.co.uk/your-local-newsvia-india/ A blog about the world of PR and New Media Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:23:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Steve H http://pr-media-blog.co.uk/your-local-newsvia-india/#comment-6615 Steve H Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:09:49 +0000 http://pr-media-blog.co.uk/your-local-newsvia-india/#comment-6615 If it wasn't so sad, it could become very funny. Have you ever tried to get a sensible train route from a call centre these days? Hilarious, if it wasn't so frustrating when you know very well where the trains run. Tragically, for those few doughty souls still remaining in regional newspapers, the writing is on the accountants' spread sheets. Will it be left to the PR industry to uphold the basic standards of journalism? A cruel irony there, methinks. If it wasn’t so sad, it could become very funny. Have you ever tried to get a sensible train route from a call centre these days? Hilarious, if it wasn’t so frustrating when you know very well where the trains run.

Tragically, for those few doughty souls still remaining in regional newspapers, the writing is on the accountants’ spread sheets. Will it be left to the PR industry to uphold the basic standards of journalism? A cruel irony there, methinks.

]]> By: Richard http://pr-media-blog.co.uk/your-local-newsvia-india/#comment-5951 Richard Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:33:13 +0000 http://pr-media-blog.co.uk/your-local-newsvia-india/#comment-5951 The advertising pre-press for the T&A in Bradford is now done in Mumbai. Subbing next? It's similar to Trinity Mirror having a super-subbing desk in Liverpool that even takes in the daily paper in Huddersfield. So much for local knowledge. Conversely the York Press is set to close its, erm, press down and print in Bradford instead. Shedding 22 jobs in favour of an increase road traffic. The advertising pre-press for the T&A in Bradford is now done in Mumbai. Subbing next? It’s similar to Trinity Mirror having a super-subbing desk in Liverpool that even takes in the daily paper in Huddersfield. So much for local knowledge. Conversely the York Press is set to close its, erm, press down and print in Bradford instead. Shedding 22 jobs in favour of an increase road traffic.

]]> By: Mark H http://pr-media-blog.co.uk/your-local-newsvia-india/#comment-5418 Mark H Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:26:39 +0000 http://pr-media-blog.co.uk/your-local-newsvia-india/#comment-5418 Its already started creeping in - a lot of the news feeds on websites are re-hashed press releases from India and even Sri lanka Its already started creeping in - a lot of the news feeds on websites are re-hashed press releases from India and even Sri lanka

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