BBC:
"Conservative Home - which sees itself as a "critical friend" of the party - has ambitious plans for this year's Tory conference. It has recruited 30 unpaid correspondents to provide a rival news service to the broadcasters and print media. The team includes MPs, such as Theresa May and Douglas Carswell, prospective parliamentary candidates, including members of David Cameron's fabled "A-list", local party activists and a handful of "armchair correspondents" who will be following events from home. "Some will be very supportive of the party's position on issues. Others have been chosen to represent wings of the Conservative Party that feel neglected by Team Cameron," the site explains. The plan is to cover every aspect of the conference experience - including the media's coverage of it. "We will have people blogging the Six O' Clock News. We want to provide an online alternative to the mainstream coverage," he told the BBC News website. "Traditionally, a lot of people come home from conference saying they felt they were at a different event to the media."
Click here for ConservativeHome's announcement of its party conference coverage.
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