First conference for those employed by scheme to take place next month
Local democracy reporters
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Publisher calls for substantial expansion of ‘LDR-type’ schemes
Company says scale of initiatives are “currently limited” in annual report
County news site wins fight to expose fraudster election candidate’s old identity
Convict standing for council tried to take out injunction
Council chief’s warning about press leaks is leaked to democracy reporter
Caution was issued after local democracy reporter’s exclusive about authority
Campaign win for daily as councillor who moved 400 miles off-patch finally quits
Newspaper gets “result all our readers wanted”
BBC proposes new foundation to tackle ‘chronic underreporting’ of local news
Publishers in talks over launch of new local news body
Local democracy reporter reveals city council’s ‘orgasm’ ban
Journalist uncovers list of words censored in authority’s communications
Daily journalist makes 800-mile round trip to get comment from absent councillor
Local democracy reporter tracks council member down after expenses row
BBC and publishers hail success of local democracy reporter scheme
Local news partnership has provided ‘wealth of public interest journalism’
‘A strange kind of journo': My life as a local democracy reporter
Journalist gives his take as the scheme celebrates its first anniversary
LDR praises scheme after ‘clickbait’ led him to question journalism career
Reporter says service’s launch has restored his faith in journalism
Watchdog rejects daily’s complaint over council ban on reporter
Ombudsman will not pursue investigation against authority
Local democracy reporters file 50,000 stories in first year
Service marks milestone almost exactly one year after first reporter began work
Police chief kept crime figures secret after being warned reporter was present
Inspector declines to reveal statistics in public after clerk’s warning
Union sets up group chapels for local democracy reporters
BBC-funded journalists ‘frequently feel isolated’ says NUJ
Industry report calls for 50 additional local democracy reporters
BBC and NMA publisher annual reviews of scheme