Successful bidders revealed ahead of expansion
Local democracy reporters
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How the new local democracy reporter contracts have been divided
Full breakdown of which publishers will cover authorities
Publishers discover winners of new local democracy reporter contracts
BBC informs successful bidders after retendering process
Council to reconsider secret votes thanks to weekly’s investigation
Pledge follows probe by local democracy reporter
Ex-Local Democracy Reporter of the Year quits to join TV chef’s campaign
Journalist reveals departure after three years
Local democracy reporter leaves daily to take up newsdesk role
Journalist joins newspaper’s sister title
Ex-democracy reporter takes on old employers with subscription news site
Journalists join forces to launch independent title
BBC to let trainees become local democracy reporters in ‘diversity’ drive
Move will allow “wider pool of journalists” to be employed by scheme
Democracy reporters left ‘uncertain’ about scheme’s expansion, union claims
NUJ calls for reassurance current journalists will be retained
BBC creates 15 new local democracy reporter jobs to cover more councils
Contracts for scheme to be retendered for first time
How the new local democracy reporter contracts will be divided
Full breakdown of which authorities will be covered
Council makes U-turn after reporter exposes secret meeting plan
Journalist hails “win for public transparency”
Regional publisher’s local democracy reporters win union recognition
Company employs 37 journalists under scheme
Council keeps schools’ names secret from daily due to ‘arson risk’
Newspaper fights authority’s bid to keep information from public
Councillor tries to move reporter to different room on ‘freedom of speech’ grounds
Journalist left “stunned” by Tory’s call
Editor and LDR up for national prize honouring regional digital journalism
Six make awards shortlist