June 18, 2021 'Top drawer' local democracy reporter George Makin has award named after him following cancer death
June 30, 2020 Nine of ten local press democracy reporters funded by BBC are at big-three newspaper chains
December 11, 2019 Bristol Post editor slams mayor's 'petty and childish' ridicule of local democracy reporter
November 4, 2019 Non-profit local news body could bring about 'sea change' in public interest journalism
November 4, 2019 BBC plans expansion of local democracy reporting service dependent on new external funding sources
September 10, 2019 BBC-funded local democracy scheme given 75 per cent satisfaction rate from publishers
June 27, 2019 BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporter scheme to complete UK rollout in Northern Ireland this summer
June 6, 2019 BBC 'confident others will follow' as New Zealand sets up own local democracy reporters scheme
March 20, 2019 BBC proposes charity to fund local news reporters and address 'chronic under-reporting' of communities
February 20, 2019 Reporter makes 800-mile round trip to track down serving Cambridge councillor who moved to Scotland
February 19, 2019 'We're making a difference': BBC-funded local democracy reporters speak candidly about first year of scheme to fill news gaps
January 17, 2019 BBC-funded local democracy reporters filed 50,000 stories in first year with nearly all roles filled
November 28, 2018 NUJ setting up chapels for local democracy reporters at Reach, JPI Media and Newsquest
November 23, 2018 BBC-funded local democracy reporter scheme already 'strengthening local journalism and accountability of local public bodies' despite teething problems
July 23, 2018 Hackney Citizen celebrates ten years in print despite never turning profit as editor says free paper started out as ‘funny little experiment’
July 18, 2018 Sacked BBC-funded journalist uncovers letter from council leader telling editor his appointment was 'unacceptable'
July 17, 2018 One fifth of BBC-funded local democracy reporter roles still to be filled six months on, but scheme said to be 'progressing well'
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