Editorial team
Whitechapel LDN is a cultural online magazine that provides daily content about Whitechapel and its outlying areas including Wapping and Stepney in East London.
As a social enterprise, we are committed to pioneering a model of community-led local journalism. Our writers are part of our Fellowship scheme receiving professional training in constructive journalism. They bring a passion for better journalism that improves society.
Are you interested in receiving high-quality training and mentoring in journalism? Find out more about the Social Streets Fellowship.
Current team
Tabitha Stapely
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
January 2020 to present
Tabitha is the founder and director of Social Streets C.IC, the not-for-profit news and media organisation that publishes Whitechapel LDN. She has worked as a magazine editor at several top publishing houses, most recently at Hearst Magazines where she lead on digital content strategy for titles including Elle, Red, Esquire, Handbag and Harpers, and previously The Telegraph Saturday Magazine. Stapely was CEO of Roman Road Trust from 2013 to 2018 and has extensive experience of local governance, neighbourhood forums and community capacity building.
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Alice Chapman
TRAINEE DEPUTY EDITOR
March 2024 to present
Cormac graduated from Dublin City University in 2019 where he studied Law. While completing a Masters in Modernist Literature, Cormac was involved with grassroots political activism, where he gained an interest in campaigning and local journalism. He is currently working on a number of investigative projects and enjoys writing about communities, politics and social issues. Originally from the South-East of Ireland, Cormac has ventured to Tower Hamlets to cover important local stories that give a voice to underrepresented groups.
Previous staff
Cormac Kehoe
SOCIAL STREETS FELLOW SEPT
Cormac graduated from Dublin City University in 2019 where he studied Law. While completing a Masters in Modernist Literature, Cormac was involved with grassroots political activism. Originally from the South-East of Ireland, Cormac ventured to Tower Hamlets to cover important local stories that give a voice to underrepresented groups. Cormac is now a freelance investigative reporter. See all work by Cormac Kehoe.
Albert Toth
SOCIAL STREETS FELLOW, MARCH-AUGUST 2020
Albert graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2019 where he studied English and Media. As Editor of Liverpool’s student newspaper, he gained an interest in campaigning and local journalism. After completing the Social Streets Fellowship he got a job as Audience Manager at The Independent. See all work by Albert Toth.