Manx Radio

[Gizo]

3 minutes ago, Declan said:

Do people think Ewan shouldn't have been considered for the job because of who his Dad is? 

But was there a job to begin with is the first question?

[CharlieBrown]

5 minutes ago, Declan said:

Do people think Ewan shouldn't have been considered for the job because of who his Dad is? 

You would hope.

[Declan]

4 minutes ago, Gizo said:

But was there a job to begin with is the first question?

Well he's Local Democracy Report paid for by the BBC and embedded at Manx Radio. There's hundreds all over the UK, so I doubt that the role was created specifically for him. 

[Albert Tatlock]

36 minutes ago, Declan said:

Do people think Ewan shouldn't have been considered for the job because of who his Dad is? 

Probably his own burning ambition.

[WTF]

36 minutes ago, Declan said:

Well he's Local Democracy Report paid for by the BBC and embedded at Manx Radio. There's hundreds all over the UK, so I doubt that the role was created specifically for him. 

Who was doing it before him?

[Declan]

It's a newly created role as part of a BBC initiative to fund local reporters all across the licence-fee zone.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/lnp//ldrsfaq

Or do you think that the BBC are funding 150 roles across the UK so that the part-time clerk of Rushen Commissioners' son can have a job? 

 

 

[Andy Onchan]

15 minutes ago, Declan said:

It's a newly created role as part of a BBC initiative to fund local reporters all across the licence-fee zone.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/lnp//ldrsfaq

Or do you think that the BBC are funding 150 roles across the UK so that the part-time clerk of Rushen Commissioners' son can have a job? 

 

 

Did others apply and considered? Just askin'.

[woody2]

29 minutes ago, Declan said:

It's a newly created role as part of a BBC initiative to fund local reporters all across the licence-fee zone.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/lnp//ldrsfaq

Or do you think that the BBC are funding 150 roles across the UK so that the part-time clerk of Rushen Commissioners' son can have a job? 

 

 

3 bbc staff have been in the same building as manx radio for at least 10 years......

[gettafa]

38 minutes ago, Declan said:

It's a newly created role as part of a BBC initiative to fund local reporters all across the licence-fee zone.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/lnp//ldrsfaq

Or do you think that the BBC are funding 150 roles across the UK so that the part-time clerk of Rushen Commissioners' son can have a job? 

 

 

That's fair enough, but did we actually need the role when there is lots of Manx Radio staff already?

The lad does an ok  job (although he needs to drop the bit of a whine in his voice, which he must have picked up as a kid at the breakfast table).

But what is it with the rest of them at the BBC? Has the BBC created all those roles too? 

They probably have. They submarine a freebie post in then do a job creation as he will need a producer, and a technician, and a back-up reporter. etc. And as W2 says above, there are already staff up there.

 

Edited November 12, 2018 by gettafa

[Stu Peters]

Gettafa - why not quit while you're behind? You simply don't know what you're talking about and are spouting foolishness.

[thesultanofsheight]

16 hours ago, Declan said:

It's a newly created role as part of a BBC initiative to fund local reporters all across the licence-fee zone.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/lnp//ldrsfaq

Or do you think that the BBC are funding 150 roles across the UK so that the part-time clerk of Rushen Commissioners' son can have a job? 

You have to admit though that a “Local Democracy Reporter” title is simply ludicrous. Is that an admission that local democracy is so rare that rare incidents need to be reported whenever found? It’s the stupidest title of any non-job I’ve seen in a while. 

Edited November 13, 2018 by thesultanofsheight

[Declan]

Not really, it is a bit W1A.  But it’s the title used for all these roles accross the UK and it does describe their role. They are put in place to cover local councils and in Ewan’s case Tynwald. If they don’t have a specific designation and become simply a “reporter” there’s a danger that they are treated like a general reporter by the host broadcaster / paper. 

[Derek Flint]

59 minutes ago, Declan said:

Not really, it is a bit W1A.  But it’s the title used for all these roles accross the UK and it does describe their role. They are put in place to cover local councils and in Ewan’s case Tynwald. If they don’t have a specific designation and become simply a “reporter” there’s a danger that they are treated like a general reporter by the host broadcaster / paper. 

Local councils and Tynwald.

says it all, really

 

[John Wright]

26 minutes ago, Derek Flint said:

Local councils and Tynwald.

says it all, really

 

Many of the councils will have much bigger budgets than IoMG, one or two may even have more police,  gross total, but none so many per head of population.

[WKRP]

As said here before the job is about "local" which means parish and council coverage. The job is not meant to cover "national" government reporting