Celebrate Indie News Week and back to the Enfield Dispatch

June 3-9 is Indie News Week (#indienewsweek). It’s a chance to celebrate and support the importance of publications like The Enfield dispatcher.

What is Indie News Week?

In the words of Jonathan Heawood, executive director of the Public Interest News Foundation:

“Indie news providers are the unsung heroes of local communities across the UK, breaking stories and informing their audiences. Through Indie News Week, we want to thank the enterprising journalists and publishers who make up this sector and help them connect even more deeply with their communities.”

We’re part of a movement of indie news providers across the country using limited resources to create public interest news — ethical, unbiased journalism that informs and empowers the public about the things that matter to us all.

During Indie News Week, new small, independent publications like us will celebrate the work and activity of our sector. Check out hashtags like #indienewsweek to see the range of small publications across the country.

The tagline for this year’s India News Week is “No news is bad news.

When I started Dispatch in 2018 we knew that the newspaper industry was facing difficult times. Following the closure of Enfield Gazette and Advertiser in 2017, we wanted to make sure Enfield didn’t end up without local journalism.

This story is published by the Enfield Dispatch, Enfield’s free monthly newspaper and free news website. We are a non-profit publication published by a small social enterprise. We have no wealthy backers and rely on the support of our readers. Donate or become a supporter.

Well-informed communities are better able to act together to shape their own future. Local news is fundamental to a healthy democratic society and is invaluable in helping to create strong communities.

Social Spider Community News, editors of Enfield Dispatch, I am a social enterprise. I never had wealthy backers or investors.

We were extremely grateful for the response to our Patron Appeal this year and all the contributions from you, our community, as supporters. We couldn’t keep doing what we do without you. James Cracknell, our editor, has written a lengthy piece exploring the joys and challenges of making news in increasingly difficult conditions.

We’re here to serve our community, and times have never been tougher for news organizations.

As big corporate local newspapers become less and less local, independent community news providers struggle to generate enough revenue to carry out their invaluable work, jeopardizing local democracy, civic engagement and community cohesion.

Make a difference this week of indie news

During Indie News Week and for the rest of June, the Public Interest News Foundation’s Indie News Fund will match all one-time donations and new supporter donation subscriptions for the month of June. Every penny you donate to us in June 2024, whether it’s a one-off donation, an annual £50 donation, at the start of a regular monthly or as a patron, will be matched and help us continue to bring Enfield. needs.

Independent news outlets like ours – which report for the community without wealthy backers – are under threat of closure, turning Britain’s cities into news deserts.

The public they serve know less, understand less, and can do less.

In celebration of him India News WeekThe Public Interest News Foundation’s Indie News Fund will match the fund for all donations, including new annual supporter subscriptions for the month of June.

If our coverage has helped you understand our community a little better, please consider supporting us with a monthly, annual or one-time donation.

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