Report by Angelina L. Kennedy for the Christian Media Network
Regional bursary prize named after the Victorian newspaper group publisher George PR Pulman is constantly offer sponsorship to get affordable causes.
Many West Country communities know the name George Pulman well. He or she is considered something of an Victorian media mogul who founded Pulman’s Weekly News way back in 1857.
His media brands stayed an abundant news source for over 150 year through the prime agricultural counties of Devon, Dorset and Somerset.
Pulman’s news was always renowned for the reliability and trustworthiness. The fact that was authored by Pulman’s journalists might be viewed as being true.
What individuals might not exactly know is the fact that George Pulman have also been an ongoing committed Christian who worshipped regularly at his local town church in Axminster, Devon.
To assist rouse local attendance, George would enthusiastically take part in the church organ with a Sunday morning. There he proceeded the meet and marry his young wife, who had been likewise attracted to turned into a regular an affiliate precisely the same Axminster congregation.
Throughout his life he advocated the importance of building community: through Church, rural life and local news. He always upheld values of truth and helped give voice to many West Country causes and concerns that could otherwise have already been put aside and forgotten.
Journalism would have been a task that required the absolute maximum responsibility and it was a profession given great respect.
So in the today’s era of faux news and political propaganda, perhaps it’s recall the values of just one with the news media’s earliest pioneers.
A male of religion who built a regional media empire from the wake from the industrial revolution which lasted through multiple generations.
Duncan Williams, from Devon, who’s the actual managing editor of Pulman’s Weekly News & Advertiser Series, says: “The Pulman’s Award and bursary is constantly on the uphold the identical values of George Pulman and is open for nominations all through the year.”
The bursary prize has created donations costs 12 months towards the Bibic Football Fundraiser in Yeovil, the Dorset Blind Association and the creation of new talking newspapers and recorded books to the elderly and partially sighted.
Recently the Pulman’s Award assists fund the publication of an series of skills training workbooks and specially tailored courses built to help ex-offenders find work and rebuild purposeful lives back inside community.
Numerous leaflets and booklets seemed to be distributed through the West Country to help enlighten young adults about the hazards of drugs and addiction.
Publishing, in every its great shape, remains to be as relevant today in mere the same manner it absolutely was when George Pulman was alive.
It possesses a great power to do good.
Our British free press heritage and native news media are invaluable communication tools that – when used correctly – may make our society a much better place.
(George Philip Rigney Pulman: 1819 – 1880.)
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