Re: Newspaper editing outsourced to India

**J* L* <h*@yahoo.com>**

Because I'm an editor at an international newspaper, I receive a fair number of submissions from India and find that just as British and American English can differ greatly, Indian English and American English might often be two different languages. 

I accept very few pieces from Indian writers because I have to do so much rewriting. In the mildest cases, the word choice is often off. You can definitely tell that it wasn't written by a native English speaker. 

I can't see this experiment working.

Judy Lowe
http://features.csmonitor.com/gardening

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Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:49:53 -0400
From: jo ellen meyers sharp <hoosiergardener@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [GWL] Newspaper editing outsourced to India
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OC Register to outsource some editing to India

SANTA ANA, Calif.

An Indian company will take over copy editing duties for some stories 
published in The Orange County Register and will handle page layout 
for a community newspaper at the company that owns the Pulitzer 
Prize-winning daily, the newspaper confirmed Tuesday.

Orange County Register Communications Inc. will begin a one-month 
trial with Mindworks Global Media at the end of June, said John 
Fabris, a deputy editor at the Register.

To read the full piece:
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D91GQIK80.htm

jems

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