David Floyd
@davidfloydnews.bsky.social
Publisher at Social Spider Community News. Editor @barnetpost.bsky.social
Excited to be discussing "Why Local Journalism Matters" at Goldsmiths in a couple of weeks! Please come to it!
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.
September 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Excited to be discussing "Why Local Journalism Matters" at Goldsmiths in a couple of weeks! Please come to it!
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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...
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
barnetpost.co.uk
July 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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...
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...
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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...
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
barnetpost.co.uk
June 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"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...
One year on from her election, David Floyd talks to Finchley and Golders Green MP Sarah Sackman
barnetpost.co.uk/2025/06/27/i...
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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.
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...
"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...
The local news crisis: when innovation and tradition both fall short
The old models for local news don't work. But neither do the new ones, says David Floyd, managing director of Social Spider - who argues that small-scale government support could transform the sector
www.journalism.co.uk
June 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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.
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.
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...
www.journalism.co.uk/news/the-loc...
The local news crisis: when innovation and tradition both fall short
The old models for local news don't work. But neither do the new ones, says David Floyd, managing director of Social Spider - who argues that small-scale government support could transform the sector
www.journalism.co.uk
June 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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.
A couple of exciting events coming up next week as part of Indie News Week!
June 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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!
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.
But many will remember it fondly, including me.
May 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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!
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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February 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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