Association News
Florida Media Conference registration and hotel deadline is June 18The deadline to register and to reserve your hotel room for the Florida Media Conference is June 18, 2019. After this date (more…)
Amendments to FPA BylawsIn accordance with the bylaws, this is official notification that the Florida Press Association’s board of directors is recommending (more…)
Legal Update
From the Legal Hotline (877-NEWS-LAW)Browser history and the Sunshine Law, law enforcement family photo considerations and more in today’s Legal Hotline recap. (more…)
Newsmakers
Observer Media Group names new publisherObserver Media Group Inc. announced the promotion Monday, May 13, of Michael Eng as editor and publisher for (more…)
Obituaries
Former politician and FSU president Sandy D’Alemberte dies at 85Former Florida State University president and politician Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte, widely regarded as one of Florida’s most prominent statesmen and a leader on issues from open government to higher education, died Monday afternoon. He was 85. (more…)
Industry News
Tampa Bay Times among six media companies selected to participate in Data LabLocal Media Association, in partnership with the Google News Initiative and Deloitte, today announced the six partners (more…)
U.S. journalism really has become more subjective and personal — at least some of itIt’s easy to make broad claims about the American media. “They’re all just a bunch of leftists!” “It’s all run by fat-cat corporations!” (more…)
How do you reach young audiences? These local newsrooms and Mizzou grads will experiment on InstagramThis summer, Emily Dunn will join scores of new journalists working in local newsrooms. Like them, she’ll be among (more…)
Simple ways to build trust? Apparently NOTTrust in news media isn’t a lost cause. (more…)
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