Why do we need multiple American newspapers with foreign bureaus?
1) Because if you don’t have a foreign bureau, you’re no better than any crummy paper that picks up the AP wire. 2) Because there is a Pulitzer for International coverage. 3) Because a lot of excellent journalists are foreigners, or want to work overseas. 4) Because it gives your current reporters a dream posting to aspire to. 5) Because they’ve always had one. 6) Because it makes it easier to create good localized editions, like the IHT or the WSJ Asia/Europe. 7) Because the same logic could be used for any reporting outside of their local area, and the reason they’re a major paper is because they report on more than just the local area.
