What’s good enough for widget makers, software engineers and lawyers ought to be good enough for journalists, right?

Pasadena Now, a Web news outfit, plans to outsource coverage of local news events to India. The story appeared last week and has sparked predicatable indignation from journalists everywhere. For one thing, will they make it clear that the reporters are in India rather than, say, at Pasadena City Hall? Huffington Post weighs in here.

Few have figured out how to make money online from original reporting — especially the expensive stuff that requires expertise or lots of time. But you have to think that eventually readers will reward quality their time. At least that’s the hope.