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vitty · 29-12-2005, 22:03

Yeah, I must admit their education reporter has been on the ball of late.

It's always helpeful when you do a school story because you're not limited in terms of the contacts you use..i.e. you can speak to the education councillor, the governors, headteacher, parents etc.

I don't think the LET or we (the Accrington Observer) are anti-council. We both share a very good relationship with HBC.

However, sometimes we feel hindered because we have to field our media enquires through a single press officer, which means it is sometimes harder to hold educaton bosses more accountable.

That said, there is a lot of crossover in education with Lancashire County Council...so it sometimes muddies the water in terms of who is accountable for a particular issue.

29-12-2005, 22:03	#3
vitty Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 92 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	Re: schools Yeah, I must admit their education reporter has been on the ball of late. It's always helpeful when you do a school story because you're not limited in terms of the contacts you use..i.e. you can speak to the education councillor, the governors, headteacher, parents etc. I don't think the LET or we (the Accrington Observer) are anti-council. We both share a very good relationship with HBC. However, sometimes we feel hindered because we have to field our media enquires through a single press officer, which means it is sometimes harder to hold educaton bosses more accountable. That said, there is a lot of crossover in education with Lancashire County Council...so it sometimes muddies the water in terms of who is accountable for a particular issue.