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Local democracy reporters
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Democracy reporters win union recognition at scheme’s biggest partner
NUJ announces collective bargaining deal with publisher
Country’s top local democracy reporter retains crown at awards
Prizes handed down at annual conference
Dorries backs further expansion of local democracy reporter scheme
Culture Secretary indicates talks over service’s future next year
Reporter punched in face for filming youths’ illegal bonfire
Detectives hunt for journalist’s attackers
Journalist departs amid ‘no real prospect’ of covering councils in person
Democracy reporter says pandemic restrictions a factor in decision
Democracy reporter demands action after ‘deep dive’ into deprivation
Journalist says investigation “close to my heart”
Daily fills front page with redacted emails to highlight FoI fight with council
Battle has been going on for almost a year
‘Suspect’ council refuses reporter details of contract probed by police
FoI rejected despite acceptance of “public interest” in disclosure
Democracy reporter wins ‘tough fight’ to cover council health meetings
Previous request was rejected last year
‘Brilliant’ local democracy reporter dies weeks after cancer diagnosis
Award to be presented in journalist’s memory
Reporter and publisher win legal fight to stop secret council meeting
Initial decision branded “an affront to democracy and transparency”
Seventy councils to be covered by new publishers as LDR contracts change hands
BBC pledges to help make changes as “smooth as possible” for affected journalists
Reporter diagnosed with terminal illness days after getting coronavirus jab
Local democracy reporter told he has incurable lung cancer
Eighteen publishers win new BBC local democracy reporter contracts
Successful bidders revealed ahead of expansion
How the new local democracy reporter contracts have been divided
Full breakdown of which publishers will cover authorities