BBC-funded local democracy scheme given 75 per cent satisfaction rate from publishers
News outlets using the BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporting Service have given it a 75 per cent satisfaction score, according to…
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BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporter scheme to complete UK rollout in Northern Ireland this summer
The BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporting Service will roll out to Northern Ireland this summer, 18 months after the scheme went…
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BBC ‘confident others will follow’ as New Zealand sets up own local democracy reporters scheme
The head of the BBC’s Local Democracy Reporter scheme has said he is confident other countries with follow with similar…
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The BBC is proposing a new charity to fund local news reporters with money from outside the corporation. The Local…
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Reporter makes 800-mile round trip to track down serving Cambridge councillor who moved to Scotland
A local democracy reporter went on an 800-mile round trip to track down a Cambridge councillor who moved to live…
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Reporters hired under a BBC-funded scheme to fill the gaps in news coverage of local authorities arising from newspaper cuts…
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BBC-funded local democracy reporters filed 50,000 stories in first year with nearly all roles filled
BBC-funded local democracy reporters have filed 50,000 news stories in the scheme’s first year, although the scheme has yet to…
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NUJ setting up chapels for local democracy reporters at Reach, JPI Media and Newsquest
The National Union of Journalists is setting up chapels for BBC-funded local democracy reporters working at each of the major…
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