[cma-l] Lord Hall - BBC and Community Reporters

[Tony Bailey]

"courts and councils" fine, but we already get that via the local press 
- often little else! - what about community news (economy, commerce, 
education, voluntary and charity sectors) ?

Tony Bailey

On 07/09/15 08:33, David Duffy wrote:
> Dear All,
> The BBC's Lord Hall is about to make the first of four speeches 
> outlining the BBC's future.  What will it mean for community radio?
> Among the specific plans he will outline includes a multi-million 
> pound investment in journalism, with a network of 100 _public service_ 
> reporters across the country to deliver news from courts and councils.
> This is a great opportunity for community radio /as a body/ to tap 
> into a publicly-funded journalistic resource that could be and should 
> be working directly with local stations.
> The BBC is also going to create a 'hub' for data journalism, giving 
> _local newspapers_ access to its statistical analysis, and offer audio 
> and video clips free to other websites.
> I hope the CMA is talking with both the BBC and DCMS.
> Providing licence fee funded resources to privately owned media 
> organisations ahead of not-for-profit community broadcasters is 
> clearly unacceptable. A partnership with the BBC should have ambition 
> and deliver outcomes that are more tangible than is currently framed 
> in the memorandum of understanding.
> Local news is essential for a strong democracy and community radio 
> needs to be at the forefront of its delivery. What the BBC is tabling 
> is an unprecedented offer that would put millions into a local 
> journalism partnership.  Community radio needs to be an equal partner 
> in that.
>
> David Duffy
> theradiopeople.co.uk <http://theradiopeople.co.uk>
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