As part of our role in the Bristol-BBC Anchor, Bristol Media is actively involved in developing the workstream on Community Media. With the government's plans for HyperLocal news, a rich and varied blogging culture in the city, and beacons like BCFM and Ujima, we can play a key role in developing the profile of local journalism.

The work is co-ordinated by UWE, and the first focus is on establishing the best way to get good, credible journalistic standards. To this end UWE is conducting a simple survey that will help identify the training needs of local news and what kind of journalistic courses members of the public might find useful. 

If you have a news-based blog, know people that have, or have a professional journalist's view on the standards needed for effective community journalism, do get involved.

The survey can be anonymous, although it is a chance for you to register an interest should any courses come forward in the future. 

For further information and to take part in the survey please visit the NewsFutures website here.