Report by Angelina L. Kennedy for your Christian Media Network
Regional bursary prize named after the Victorian newspaper group publisher George PR Pulman continues to offer sponsorship to get affordable causes.
Many West Country communities have in mind the name George Pulman well. He is considered something of an Victorian media mogul who founded Pulman’s Weekly News in 1857.
His media brands continued to be a prolific news source for upwards of 150 year through the entire prime agricultural counties of Devon, Dorset and Somerset.
Pulman’s news was always renowned due to the reliability and trustworthiness. The thing that was provided by Pulman’s journalists may be considered as being true.
What individuals may well not know is that George Pulman have also been a lifelong committed Christian who worshipped regularly at his local town church in Axminster, Devon.
To aid rouse local attendance, George would enthusiastically take part in the church organ on the Sunday morning. There he proceeded the meet and marry his young wife, who had been likewise drawn to become a regular member of precisely the same Axminster congregation.
Throughout his life he supported the value of building community: through Church, rural life and native news. He always upheld values of truth and helped give voice to numerous West Country causes and concerns which may otherwise have been release and forgotten.
Journalism would have been a task that required the absolute maximum responsibility and was a profession given great respect.
So in the today’s era of faux news and political propaganda, perhaps it’s about time to recall the values of just one with the news media’s earliest pioneers.
A man of religion who built a regional media empire from the wake in the industrial revolution which lasted through multiple generations.
Duncan Williams, from Devon, that is the actual managing editor of Pulman’s Weekly News & Advertiser Series, says: “The Pulman’s Award and bursary continues to uphold exactly the same values of George Pulman and is also open for nominations throughout the year.”
The bursary prize has created donations costs 1 year to the Bibic Football Fundraiser in Yeovil, the Dorset Blind Association and also the output of new talking newspapers and recorded books for that elderly and partially sighted.
Of late the Pulman’s Award has helped fund the publication of an compilation of skills training workbooks and specially tailored courses meant to help ex-offenders find work and rebuild purposeful lives back within the community.
Countless leaflets and booklets seemed to be distributed over the West Country to aid enlighten the younger generation about the hazards of drugs and addiction.
Publishing, in most its great shape, remains as relevant today within exactly as it turned out when George Pulman was alive.
It features a great chance to do good.
Our British free press heritage and native news media are invaluable communication tools that – when used correctly – can make modern society an improved place.
(George Philip Rigney Pulman: 1819 – 1880.)
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