Publishers can bid to employ Local Democracy Reporters in their newsroom as all contracts are put out for tender. The BBC has made it easier for smaller organisations to win contracts in the first of its planned retenders since the...
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The Local News Partnership between the News Media Association and the BBC has been “a great success” which delivers “real value” for audiences across the UK in the form of local public interest journalism, a review of the scheme...
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The Eastern Eye and Asian Sunday have signed up to the News Media Assocation and BBC's Local News Partnership scheme, this follows the announcement in October that the scheme would be opened up to news platforms aimed at ethnic minority audiences....
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More BBC funds could go to other media organisations to produce top quality content which benefits the public, the Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan said yesterday. Speaking after the Government’s announcement of a consultation on decriminalising TV licence evasion, the Culture...
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The Bristol Post has launched a defence of its Local Democracy Reporter after mayor of Bristol and councillors openly ridiculed the journalist and accused him of political bias during a council meeting. The paper reported that the mayor repeatedly mocked...
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The Local Democracy Reporting Service, part of the News Media Assocation and BBC's Local News Partnership, has officially started in Northern Ireland. Jessica Black was the first reporter on the BBC-funded scheme to file a story from the area with...
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The BBC’s pioneering partnership with the News Media Association and local news organisations could be significantly expanded - with the number of journalists working on it increased and new services offered. The Local News Partnership already funds 150 journalists to hold local...
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The BBC and the News Media Association have agreed to open the Local News Partnership Scheme to news platforms aimed at ethnic minority audiences, having previously been focused on geographical areas. Launched at the beginning of 2018, the Local News...
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