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Local Democracy Reporting Service

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The Local Democracy Reporting Service is an initiative in the United Kingdom funded by the BBC, which employs journalists to work with local news outlets, to improve the coverage of issues relating to local democracy.[1] Its core purpose is stated as being "to provide impartial coverage of the regular business and workings of local authorities in the UK, and other relevant democratic institutions such as mayoralties, combined authority areas, P&CCs, quangos, etc."[1]

Stories written by these "Local Democracy Reporters" (LDRs) are pooled and can be used by multiple participating news organisations.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Local Democracy Reporting Service". BBC. Retrieved 25 June 2022.