Source · Select Committees · Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Recommendation 6
6
Accepted
Access to more philanthropic funding could help ensure the sustainability of the local news sector.
Recommendation
Access to more philanthropic funding could help ensure the sustainability of the local news sector. Many, though not all, local news publishers would benefit from charitable status, but this is currently very difficult for news organisations to achieve. We recommend that the Government, in its response to us, indicates what options it might consider to make it easier for local news organisations to achieve charitable status. We also recommend that the Government assess ways to encourage more philanthropic donations to local news publishers for whom charitable status would not be appropriate. (Paragraph 62) Local Television and Radio
Government response summary AI-generated
The government agrees with the Review’s conclusions as to the vital local service that the community radio sector provides, and are committed to supporting its continued growth. Uplifts have been applied to the Community Radio Fund in each of the last three financial years.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 17 May 2023. No passage in that response could be matched to this recommendation. Read the response document ↗