McClatchy, Christian Science Monitor strike foreign correspondence deal

In a press release today, The McClatchy Company announced it has reached a deal with the Christian Science Monitor in which the two news organizations will share news stories delivered by their respective foreign correspondents.

The Monitor and McClatchy will make edited stories by Monitor foreign correspondents Mark Sappenfield, based in New Delhi, and Sara Miller Llana, based in Mexico City, and McClatchy foreign correspondents Shashank Bengali, based in Nairobi, Kenya, and Tyler Bridges, based in Caracas, Venezuela, available to one another when they’re ready for publication.

After three months, the companies will assess the success of the agreement and make decisions to continue, change, or cancel it accordingly.
The move allows both companies to expand their foreign coverage at a time when many news organizations are contracting it due to budget concerns.

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