‘Top drawer’ local democracy reporter George Makin has award named after him following cancer death
West Midlands local democracy reporter George Makin has died less than two months after revealing he had been diagnosed with…
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Nine of ten local press democracy reporters funded by BBC are at big-three newspaper chains
The BBC has said its local democracy reporters scheme is having a “net positive impact on competition in local news”…
By First titles aimed at BAME audiences join BBC local democracy scheme
The first two UK publications aimed at Asian audiences have joined the BBC’s Local News Partnerships Scheme under an expansion…
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Bristol Post editor slams mayor’s ‘petty and childish’ ridicule of local democracy reporter
A Bristol editor has criticised the city’s mayor after a local democracy reporter was “targeted for public ridicule” during a…
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BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporter scheme expands to Northern Ireland
The BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporting Service has expanded to Northern Ireland, where journalists have watched with an “envious gaze” since…
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Non-profit local news body could bring about ‘sea change’ in public interest journalism
Earlier this year, a major report into the future of journalism made stark reading for those who believe in the…
By BBC plans expansion of local democracy reporting service dependent on new external funding sources
The BBC has laid out “ambitious” new plans to expand its local democracy reporting service, recruiting new reporters to cover…
By BBC Local Democracy Reporter scheme opened up to BAME publications
The BBC-funded local democracy reporting service has been opened up to news platforms aimed at black, Asian and minority ethnic…
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