Association News
We Need Your Help! Advertising Revenue Impact SurveyFPA Members,
In the spirit of sharing, growing together, and building off of last year’s Q4 momentum and results, please find our 2021 revenue IMPACT Study for your input. (more…)
Mark your calendar! FPA VIP Roundtable: Public Notice Legislative Session PrepJoin us for the Florida Press Association’s next (VIP) Virtual Idea Panel to be held via Zoom call on Thursday, February 25th. (more…)
Celebrate Newspaper in Education Week March 1-5Newspaper in Education Week, an initiative of the American Press Institute, recognizes the accomplishments of NIE programs across the country and around the world. It is celebrated annually during the first full school week in March. (more…)
Host Newspapers Needed for 2021 Summer Internship ProgramApplications are now being accepted for host newspapers to participate in the 2021 Florida Press Foundation internship program. (more…)
2021 Florida Media Conference Registration Now Open!July 15-16, 2021 | The Westin Sarasota (more…)
Selling Equipment? Send Us Your Ad!Are you selling newspaper racks, office furniture, or other items? Send your listing details to gmack@mediagenius.com and we’ll post them for free at flpress.com! (more…)
Legal Update
Update and Request for Assistance: Public Notice Bills: 2021 Session, Week 1Here are the bills we are following and the help we need. (more…)
Public Notice Needs to BE Noticed Marketing CampaignThe fourth annual Public Notice Day will be held March 24 during the 2021 Legislative Session. (more…)
Newsmakers
Herald-Tribune Executive Editor Matthew Sauer departs after 28 yearsHerald-Tribune Executive Editor Matthew Sauer announced Friday that he is departing the newspaper he joined in 1993 as a county government reporter, and where he rose through the ranks to take the helm three years ago. (more…)
Special Features
Deadline Extended! FMA Charlie Awards Contest Closes March 8th!You now have until 11:59pm on Monday, March 8, 2021 to submit entries in the 2021 Charlie Awards! Don’t miss out on this year’s contest! Submit your entries today! (more…)
Waldo Proffitt Environmental Journalism Contest Call for EntriesThe Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications at the University of South Florida invites entries for the 2021 WaldoProffitt Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism in Florida. (more…)
Obituaries
Don Moore, a defining local journalist, meets his final deadlineFor more than 50 years, Thomas D. “Don” Moore wrote stories along Florida’s west coast. (more…)
Industry News
Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication launches an affiliate at Stephens CollegeThe Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication is expanding its reach nationwide. (more…)
Janet Cruz files legislation to protect the press against hate crimesSen. Janet Cruz has filed legislation in hopes of addressing the rising violence toward members of the press. (more…)
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