I'm launching a poetry book on May 13th at Walthamstow Trades Hall. Please come if you can. There's some info here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/david-floy...

David Floyd book launch!

The launch of David Floyd's new poetry collection PLUS open mic. FREE

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Thanks to @pressgazette.co.uk for this great interview with @davidfloydnews.bsky.social about what we're doing here at Social Spider CIC – essentially, working our asses off to try to keep local journalism alive across north and east London. Check it out 👇 pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/r...

The non-profit publisher making local news pay in London

Social Spider CIC reinvests any profit it makes back into its local journalism.

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Excited to be discussing "Why Local Journalism Matters" at Goldsmiths in a couple of weeks! Please come to it!

Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall@rashmee.bsky.social · 12mo ago

We've got a great line-up of Media Forum discussions at @mediacomgold.bsky.social @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social this autumn. Join us if you can. Everyone is welcome.

Barnet Council backtracks on leader's claims it offered Barnet Football Club alternative sites for stadium The authority has clarified that it is not currently in talks with the club about possible locations in the borough after Barry Rawlings said last week that barnetpost.co.uk/2025/07/16/b...

Barnet Council backtracks on leader's claims it offered Barnet Football Club alternative sites for stadium

The authority has clarified that it is not currently in talks with the club about possible locations in the borough after Barry Rawlings said last week that "three or four sites have been mentioned" reports David Floyd

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"I always bring it back to the local" One year on from her election, David Floyd talks to Finchley and Golders Green MP Sarah Sackman barnetpost.co.uk/2025/06/27/i...

"I always bring it back to the local"

One year on from her election, David Floyd talks to Finchley and Golders Green MP Sarah Sackman

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Really proud to know @davidfloydnews.bsky.social and so impressed by what he and the team at Social Spider CIC are doing. Have a read of this article - it’ll just take 2 minutes - and have a think about how you could support brilliant local journalism.

Mark Brown@markoneinfour.bsky.social · last yr.

Here's my colleague David Floyd on local news and its future "Local journalism is a public good - rightly provided by independent businesses rather than the state. For many years it was a by-product of a commercial market. Now it mostly isn't." www.journalism.co.uk/news/the-loc...

For Indie News Week, I chip in with the upbeat message that the old models for paying for local news no longer work - and the new models don't work either. On plus side, there is something you can do.

James Cracknell@jollyjourno.bsky.social · last yr.

The Boss @davidfloydnews.bsky.social on saving local news: "There may not be much money to go around but local news is one of the few sectors of the economy where a relatively small amount of funding could have a transformative impact. It's time for action" www.journalism.co.uk/news/the-loc...

A couple of exciting events coming up next week as part of Indie News Week!

Another example of the massively challenging situation facing local news publishers in London. We at Social Spider are doing are best to buck the trend but it's not easy!

James Cracknell@jollyjourno.bsky.social · last yr.

South London Press has printed its last issue. Very sad, but not surprising. In later years it only survived thanks to its excellent sports coverage (ironically, in the last week Charlton and the Dons have been promoted and Palace have won the cup!). But many will remember it fondly, including me.

Hello! I'm David, I'm Managing Director at Social Spider CIC which mainly involves being the publisher of @walthamforestecho.bsky.social @enfielddispatch.bsky.social @haringeycp.bsky.social & Newham Voices - and the editor of @barnetpost.bsky.social More here: www.socialspidercommunitynews.co.uk

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