[cma-l] Local News Partnership

Tue May 23 16:56:03 BST 2017

I put our application in at the weekend. While doing it, I didn’t see any restriction against Community Radio stations, indeed I didn’t see Community Radio referred to at all, only “local media”, and “local news organisations”. But as I said, I think stations would need Ofcom consent to use the BBC content.

The notes say:

“The partnership includes:

…A Shared Data Unit that will share data journalism with news organisations across the media industry and will be staffed by reporters from local news providers and the BBC.”

“Any local news provider wanting to receive content from the Shared Data Unit, the local Democracy Reporter or the News Hub must meet the journalistic standards laid out in Section 1 of the Eligibility Criteria.  <http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/insidethebbc/howwework/partnerships/bbclocalnewspartnerships_guidancenotesv2.pdf> Guidance notes for applications are available  <http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/insidethebbc/howwework/partnerships/bbclocalnewspartnerships_guidancenotesv2.pdf> here. Apply online via the  <https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html> BBC Procurement website.”

It defines local news organisations as:

…those individuals, companies or groups 

*       whose intended audience is typically located in a specific geographical area which is smaller than a single Nation of the UK (ie smaller than Scotland)

*       who generate and distribute their own news content 

*       whose journalistic output covers a broad range of topical subjects, but in particular local government and democratic institutions News providers whose target audience is a community of interest (e.g. supporters of a sports team) or whose editorial is local but focussed on a community of interest

(NB BBC’s mis-spelling of ‘focused’!) 

I guess not all community stations generate their own news, so that might be a hurdle, as might this be:

Applicants are also required to certify that they meet these minimum standards: 

*       Does your local news organisation(s) provide a consistent level of contemporaneous coverage of all aspects of public institutions, organisations and civic life, including councils and public bodies? 

*       Does your local news organisation(s) meet and maintain high journalistic standards?

Alex

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>From what I understood from the outset was there was a local News hub in various areas around the Country. Media be them Commercial / Community  whatever could access it           ie:- passworded    like traffic reports or news services which are paid for ……. As I saw it someone somewhere shut the door on us accessing before Chrimbo  (October / November I seem to recall. Is this correct is the question ? 

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