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

[Canalside's The Thread]

As much as is possible I say

 

Nick

 

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[mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of Tony Bailey
Sent: 07 September 2015 10:15
To: cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Lord Hall - BBC and Community Reporters

 

"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 






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