A new report has suggested that the BBC should give hyperlocal publishers a chance to sell them credited content.

A conference hosted by Nesta, a charity, and Cardiff University unveiled a report entitled 'What Next For Community Journalism?'.

The report focused on recommending the hyperlocal media sector.

Damian Radcliffe, author of 'What Next For Community Journalism?', said: "I’d love to see commercial media players doing the same thing, recognising that many of these publishers are producing content in geographic areas that either they don’t cover or at a level of granularity that they are unable to cover with current staffing levels.’’

Radcliffe also called on the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) to provide "support and training for people who are not necessarily trained journalists but who have strong journalistic sensibilities and who take their responsibilities as community publishers very seriously".

The release of 'What Next For Community Journalism?' comes after the BBC proposed, in a report, to work more closely with newspapers in the future.

The BBC report was called 'Where Are We Now?'. The report noted:‘‘Our research shows a sector that plays an increasingly important role in supporting the information needs of communities. Hyperlocal output can be found across all platforms, produced by a mixture of committed volunteers and entrepreneurial journalists driven by a desire to reflect and enhance the communities in which they live and work. Yet, despite increased awareness and evidence, this remains an industry at a crossroads."