<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><font size="3" class="">Hi Nick,</font><div class=""><font size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="3" class="">What I want to understand is why, when it is faced with making a billion pounds worth of cuts from its budget of over £5bn, the BBC is creating <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font color="#404040" class=""><span style="line-height: 22px;" class="">a pool of local reporters to <i class="">share</i> work with local newspapers. What are they sacrificing to make this investment and w</span></font></span><span style="color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">here is the value to licence fee payers? </span></font></div><div class=""><font size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="3" class="">We have a serious problem with plurality in the UK.</font></div><div class=""><div class="page" title="Page 2"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p class=""><font size="3" class="">Just three companies (News UK, DMGT and Trinity Mirror) control nearly 70% of national
newspaper circulation.
</font></p><p class=""><font size="3" class="">Just five companies control some 70% of regional daily newspaper circulation.
</font></p><p class=""><font size="3" class="">Out of 406 Local Government Areas, 100 (25%) have no daily local newspaper at all while in
143 LGAs (35% of the total) a single title has a 100% monopoly. </font></p>
<div class=""><font size="3" class="">We need to open a debate on media ownership and offer serious proposals for a range of
measures to raise the profile of community radio in increasing news pluralism in the UK. A link between the licence-funded BBC and a handful of privately owned shareholder-funded print media companies threatens that plurality and must surely threaten the viability of community media in the news space.</font></div><div class=""><font size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="3" class="">David</font></div><div class=""><font size="3" class=""><a href="http://theradiopeople.co.uk" class="">theradiopeople.co.uk</a> </font></div>
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</div></div><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 7 Sep 2015, at 14:05, Canalside's The Thread <<a href="mailto:office@thethread.org.uk" class="">office@thethread.org.uk</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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<div class="Section1"><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy" class="">David et al<o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy" class=""> </span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy" class="">You may find I floated this idea 5 years
ago, I also attended 3 meetings at the BBC regarding this matter to which the
end result was zilch. It was all hot air. Great idea but there was no one at their
end to carry it out. On the last meeting a couple of years ago at media city it
all became apparent that it actually had nothing to do with what the BBC could
do to help us or perhaps work with us, is was more to do with what they could
palm off or what we could do for them … in both cases there was no
funding available.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy" class="">I have made these points before of course.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy" class=""> </span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy" class="">I have to say I went with an open mind and
didn’t turn up looking for money, I went to try an implement this topic ……
trying to liaise with anyone after the event was hopeless as there seemed to be
no system on pecking order, and the organ grinders were never in residence.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy" class=""> </span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy" class="">I think something like this is good for
Community Radio and it’s good for the BBC …….but they are the
ones who must provide the ‘professional’ journalism and feed us the
news stories / the material, we will then get it out to our listenership.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy" class=""> </span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy" class="">Thus far, our relationship with Radio
Manchester on this matter ain’t happening.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy" class=""> </span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy" class="">We of course are in a bit of a tricky area
as we are plonked smack bang in the middle of Radio Manc and Radio Clay Jug so
technically you could argue we don’t have a local BBC Station. I’m
sure Radio Manchester could oblige though.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy" class=""> </span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy" class="">It’s all exciting stuff, and yes I
am remaining positive …… it is the usual though in Community Radio …
everything is so slow and it’s like turning an Oil Tanker around.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy" class="">I hope we can get this in place sooner
rather than later ……….. then again, come to think of it,
everything takes ages in Canalside as well. We’re just getting around to
jobs that were in the pipeline back in April.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy" class=""> </span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy" class="">Good stuff though
I agree with your final statement David …….who is tasked with
implementing this ? you guys at Radio People ? CMA
? Bill / Dom etc ?<o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy" class=""> </span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy" class="">Nick<o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy" class=""> </span></font></div>
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</span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><font size="2" face="Tahoma" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold" class="">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma" class="">
<a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" class="">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>
[<a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" class="">mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>] <b class=""><span style="font-weight:
bold" class="">On Behalf Of </span></b>David Duffy<br class="">
<b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold" class="">Sent:</span></b> 07 September 2015 08:33<br class="">
<b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold" class="">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk" class="">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a><br class="">
<b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold" class="">Subject:</span></b> [cma-l] Lord Hall - BBC
and Community Reporters</span></font><span lang="EN-US" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" class=""><span style="font-size:
12.0pt" class=""> </span></font></div>
<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:17.25pt"><font size="3" color="#333333" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333" class="">Dear
All,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:17.25pt"><font size="3" color="#333333" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333" class="">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?<o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:17.25pt"><font size="3" color="#333333" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333" class="">Among
the specific plans he will outline includes a multi-million pound investment in
journalism, with a network of 100 <u class="">public service</u> reporters across the
country to deliver news from courts and councils. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:17.25pt"><font size="3" color="#333333" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333" class="">This
is a great opportunity for community radio <i class=""><span style="font-style:italic" class="">as
a body</span></i> to tap into a publicly-funded journalistic resource that
could be and should be working directly with local stations.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:17.25pt"><font size="3" color="#333333" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333" class="">The
BBC is also going to create a 'hub' for data journalism, giving <u class="">local
newspapers</u> access to its statistical analysis, and offer audio and video
clips free to other websites. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:17.25pt"><font size="3" color="#333333" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333" class="">I
hope the CMA is talking with both the BBC and DCMS. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:17.25pt"><font size="3" color="#333333" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333" class="">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.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:17.25pt"><font size="3" color="#333333" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333" class="">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.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:17.25pt"><font size="3" color="#333333" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333" class=""> </span></font></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:17.25pt"><font size="3" color="#333333" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333" class="">David
Duffy<o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></p>
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