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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 independent news outlets, to improve the coverage of issues relating to local democracy.[1][2][3] 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] The scheme launched in 2017.[2] As of the 2021 contracting round, 165 "Local Democracy Reporters" (LDRs) were employed by eighteen participating organisations, ranging from large bodies such as DC Thomson, Reach plc, Newsquest and the Evening Standard, to smaller outlets including Radio Exe and Social Spider, a community interest company]] which which publishes three north London community newspapers.[1][2][4]

Stories written by the are pooled and can be used by over 1,000 participating news organisations, including the BBC.[1][2][4] LDRS stories have featured on national BBC radio and television news programmes.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Local Democracy Reporting Service". BBC. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Lock, Harry (2 November 2021). "Local Democracy Reporting Service: A model for public broadcasters?". Public Media Alliance. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Local Democracy Reporting Service". Radio Exe. Radio Exe. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b "New Local Democracy Reporting Service contract holders revealed". BBC. Retrieved 25 June 2022.


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