Report by Angelina L. Kennedy to the Christian Media Network
Regional bursary prize named following your Victorian newspaper group publisher George PR Pulman will continue to offer sponsorship to great causes.
Many West Country communities understand the name George Pulman well. He or she is considered something of the Victorian media mogul who founded Pulman’s Weekly News way back in 1857.
His media brands always been an abundant news source for over 150 year through the entire prime agricultural counties of Devon, Dorset and Somerset.
Pulman’s news was always renowned for the reliability and trustworthiness. The thing that was provided by Pulman’s journalists could possibly be regarded as being true.
What folks might not exactly know is that George Pulman seemed to be a lifelong committed Christian who worshipped regularly at his local town church in Axminster, Devon.
To help rouse local attendance, George would enthusiastically play the church organ on the Sunday morning. There he proceeded the meet and marry his young wife, who was likewise interested in become a regular member of the same Axminster congregation.
Throughout his life he supported the value of building community: through Church, rural life and local news. He always upheld values of truth and helped give voice to many people West Country causes and concerns that could otherwise are already cast aside and forgotten.
Journalism was obviously a task that required the maximum responsibility and was a job treated with great respect.
So in the today’s era of faux news and political propaganda, perhaps it’s time to remember fondly the values of just one from the news media’s earliest pioneers.
A guy of faith who built a regional media empire within the wake in the industrial revolution which lasted through multiple generations.
Duncan Williams, from Devon, who’s the existing managing editor of Pulman’s Weekly News & Advertiser Series, says: “The Pulman’s Award and bursary is constantly uphold exactly the same values of George Pulman which is open for nominations throughout the year.”
The bursary prize has made donations costs Twelve months on the Bibic Football Fundraiser in Yeovil, the Dorset Blind Association as well as the output of new talking newspapers and recorded books for your elderly and partially sighted.
Of late the Pulman’s Award helps fund the publication of an compilation of skills training workbooks and specially tailored courses designed to help ex-offenders find work and rebuild purposeful lives back from the community.
Hundreds of leaflets and booklets are also distributed over the West Country to aid enlighten teenagers regarding the perils associated with drugs and addiction.
Publishing, in most its various forms, continues to be as relevant in today’s world in mere the same way that it turned out when George Pulman was alive.
It possesses a great chance to do good.
Our British free press heritage and local press are invaluable communication tools that – when used correctly – could make society a much better place.
(George Philip Rigney Pulman: 1819 – 1880.)
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