Michael Kinsley used to be the Editor of the LA Times while living in Seattle. If he could cover LA from there, why not Pasadena from Bangalore?
Why not indeed. Rush Limbaugh covers the US Congress from South Florida.
I dislike the LA Times as much as anyone but I believe in "accuracy in criticism." Kinsley was the Opinion Page Editor in absentia, not the Editor. There's a vast difference. IMO it's quite possible to oversee writing editorials and op-ed columns for a left-wing paper from anywhere because it's all the same dishonest liberal propaganda anyway. But covering Pasadena's local news from India illustrates why that website won't be around very long.