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Local democracy reporters
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Journalist with ‘excellent nose’ for story wins top democracy reporter award
Journalists employed under BBC-funded scheme honoured for work
Local democracy reporter raises £1,500 after charity head shave
Two good causes benefit from journalist’s challenge
Raab taken to task on national TV over regional journalist’s exclusive
Local democracy reporter’s investigation gets Andrew Marr mention
Nurses’ parking fines axed after regional daily story prompts U-turn
Newspaper comes to aid of NHS staff
Local democracy reporter pens obituary for former MP father
COVID-19 means only journalist and husband will attend funeral
BBC calls on union to produce evidence over LDR ‘backfilling’ claims
NUJ alleges publishers not filling roles left vacant by local democracy reporters
First ethnic minority press titles join local democracy reporting scheme
BBC encourages more BAME news outlets to apply
Councillor threatens daily editor with violence in abusive rant at journalist
Elected member calls local democracy reporter “crass waste of money”
Mayor accused of ‘publicly tarnishing’ journalist at meeting
Newspaper fights back over alleged disparaging remarks towards reporter
Reporter hits back over uni chief’s ‘meddling journalists’ claim
Vice chancellor says press are “set on accentuatng the negative.”
Local democracy reporters set to get union recognition
NUJ issues update on process
Three journalists begin new jobs as BBC democracy scheme expanded
More reporters to be recruited under project
BBC seeks to expand democracy scheme to cover courts and NHS
Outside investment sought to help recruit more journalists
Editor accuses councillors of ‘contempt’ as daily barred from meeting
Newspaper and BBC excluded as authority-run energy firm discussed
Local democracy reporting scheme extended to ethnic minority press
BBC agrees change in bid to make project “more inclusive”