This story mainly focuses on James Harding, the BBC’s director of news
and current affair's speech at the Society of Editors conference on Tuesday
followed the home secretary Theresa May’s accusation that the BBC was
“destroying” local papers with the might of its on-line news operation.Harding
described such criticism as “wrong-headed” but admitted that this latest
initiative might look like the BBC trying to “cosy up” to the papers just as it
is looking for support for the renewal of its royal charter and the licence
fee.A lack of resources means the staple of local newspapers, court and council
reporting, has inevitably faded away, the so-called “democratic deficit”.
-Sales have been in long-term decline and were down by an average of
13.5% year on year in the first half of 2014
-The sort of undertaking
beyond a single local newspaper’s budget, it was shared in advance with
other news organisations and used by more than 100 newspapers and
websites.
-Just over 100 local and
regional titles have closed since the economic downturn in 2008, out of a
total free and paid-for market of around 1,300.
-Sales have been in long-term decline and were down by an average of 13.5% year on year in the first half of 2014
-The sort of undertaking beyond a single local newspaper’s budget, it was shared in advance with other news organisations and used by more than 100 newspapers and websites.
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