“Okay, how about this,” said Travis. “We can outsource our entertainment coverage to a firm in Liverpool. It’ll save us the time and expense of writing the news up ourselves, and since entertainment is a global industry these days, no one will notice.”

Murmurs of assent were heard around the boardroom table.

“Are you sure about that?” Jason said. “Need I remind you of our disastrous decision to outsource our computer science coverage to Pakistan?”

“That was never proven!” snapped Travis. “Here, take a look at my next slide. It’s a real-time mockup of how the site would look, complete with actual breaking news!”

The page loaded, displaying the following banner headline: Sir Nigel Westlake’s Departure Throws Spanner Into Works of New BBC Programme ‘Orchestral Colours’.

“Oh yes,” Jason said. “No one will notice that’s Liverpudlian, certainly not.”