Some 'quality in the minute-taking'. That's what Bristol's mayor Marvin Rees says he thinks journalists covering council issues should do more of.
He was speaking at a council meeting where he described Bristol Live as an 'embarrassment to the profession' following a report by one of our Local Democracy Reporters on the likely travel problems that will be caused with a rolling programme of bridge repairs in the city. He also questioned the ‘accuracy’ of the story.
While of course, Mr Rees is entitled to disagree with our headlines and how we write our stories, we don't believe he should be using his public platform to denigrate one reporter's work when there are much more important issues facing the city. Especially when that reporter is sitting in the same room and cannot, of course, reply.
