[cma-l] Local News Partnership

[Michael Robinson (MKFM)]

This looks very appealing, does anyone have any experience in using a
similar service in conjunction with their local BBC newsroom? We have
recently started using Radio NewsHub to provide our local news but this
looks like something we might considering applying for.

Be interested to hear from anyone with any experience in this area.

Thanks,


*Michael Robinson*
Senior Producer




On 19 May 2017 at 20:44, CMA-L <cma-l at commedia.org.uk> wrote:

> The BBC is inviting applications for the Local News Partnerships project.
>
> A partnership between the BBC and the local news industry will offer 150
> journalists recruited to report on councils and other local services across
> the country takes a significant step forward this month.
>
> Applications for news organisations that want to be involved in the Local
> News Partnership opened on 15 May 2017 and close at 12pm on 26th May 2017.
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/corporate2/insidethebbc/howwework/partn
> erships/localnews
>
> The Eligibility Criteria are robust:
>
> http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/insidethebbc/reports/
> pdf/bbc-news-news-media-assocation-partnership-criteria.pdf
>
> And further notes on the application process may be found here:
>
> http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/insidethebbc/howwewor
> k/partnerships/bbclocalnewspartnerships_guidancenotes.pdf
>
> The deadline is very tight and the qualifying threshold may be out of
> reach of many community media projects. However CMA members, whether or not
> they wish to bid for contracts under the Local Democracy Reporter Service
> (LDRS), may still be able to benefit from access to the News Hub which will
> provide a daily supply of stories from the LDRS for free use by
> participating media.
>
> Furthermore, community media groups that do not feel sufficiently
> qualified to apply might nevertheless find opportunities as partners in a
> consortium bid led by a qualifying news provider such as a local TV channel
> or a local newspaper. It is expected that large local newspaper chains will
> submit stand alone bids - however smaller independent local news media may
> be interested in being part of or leading a consortium. The BBC has
> indicated that they will welcome consortium bids and that multimedia
> production capability is a criterion.
>
> It is recommend that if your community media project wishes to benefit
> from this scheme during the short time that applications are invited,
> determine if any bids are being made in your area and propose joining a
> local news consortium to the lead bid applicant.
>
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