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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">"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) ?<br>
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Tony Bailey<br>
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On 07/09/15 08:33, David Duffy wrote:<br>
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23px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">Dear All,</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.8em; font-family:
arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height:
23px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" 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?</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.8em; font-family:
arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height:
23px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" 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. </div>
<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.8em; font-family:
arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height:
23px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">This is a great
opportunity for community radio <i class="">as a body</i> to
tap into a publicly-funded journalistic resource that could be
and should be working directly with local stations.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.8em; font-family:
arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height:
23px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" 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. </div>
<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.8em; font-family:
arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height:
23px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">I hope the CMA is
talking with both the BBC and DCMS. </div>
<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.8em; font-family:
arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height:
23px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" 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.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.8em; font-family:
arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height:
23px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" 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.</div>
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arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height:
23px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class=""><br class="">
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arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height:
23px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">David Duffy</div>
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arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height:
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