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EDITORIAL Given the fiscal issues the state is facing, Florida Gov. Rick Scott may never be Mr. Popularity. That doesn’t appear to bother him in the least. But it should. Scott’s effectiveness over the next 3 1/2 years will depend on his popular support. State legislators and local government officials are much more likely . . . → Read More: Daytona Beach News-Journal: Gov. Scott’s missing the chance for an open discussion BY RICHARD FLORIDA Which cities are America’s best-read? There’s no need for guess work any longer, now that Amazon.com has compiled all of its book, magazine, and newspaper sales (in both print and Kindle format) since January 1st of this year for U.S cities with populations of more than 100,000 and ranked them according to their per-capita . . . → Read More: The Atlantic: Three Florida cities make Amazon’s list of America’s 20 best-read Cupertino, Calif. – May 25, 2011 – Ongo, a personal news service that brings together trusted titles in a single online destination, today announced a significant expansion with the addition of the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, Reuters and more than 20 other publications. These additions more than double the library of top news titles on . . . → Read More: Ongo to add news from six Florida newspapers BY DOUGLAS HANKS Asia’s third largest casino company is paying $236 million for the 14 acres of waterfront land surrounding The Miami Herald, a deal that means a new home for the publishing company and a major new player in downtown Miami’s development boom. The surprise announcement came after a long-stalled deal for adjoining Herald parking lots fizzled, . . . → Read More: Miami Herald parent sells land for $236 million; newspaper operations unaffected BY HOWARD TROXLER We have a simple and important principle in Florida: What the government does is the public’s business. Put another way, the taxpayers of Florida have the right to know what their government is doing. Read . . . → Read More: St. Petersburg Times: Government secrecy in Florida is out of hand BY ALLAN WOLPER The top news officials at the Daytona Beach (Fla.) News-Journal are denying a widespread report that the paper encouraged its reporters and editors to sell ads or subscriptions as a way to increase their paychecks. The story was first reported March 31 by Pierre Tristam, editor of FlaglerLive.com, a website that covers the Palm Beach . . . → Read More: Editor & Publisher: Daytona Beach News-Journal denies encouraging reporters to sell ads BY LYDIA HARVEY St. Petersburg Times metro columnist extraordinaire Howard Troxler took on Florida politicians Wednesday in a farewell speech at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Troxler, who will end his 20-year run at the Times in June, was sent off with a standing ovation and thunderous applause by the non-partisan Suncoast Tiger Bay Club. The ballroom luncheon’s . . . → Read More: Creative Loafing: Times columnist Howard Troxler bids farewell with rousing speech EDITORIAL In December 1996, Anderson Tate was arrested on driving violations and taken to the St. Lucie County Jail. Uncooperative, he was bound to a chair where he moaned, prayed, thrashed about and asked for help for three hours. Jail employees and deputies walked by him and ignored his pleas and at least one taunted him. A video . . . → Read More: TCPalm: Florida Governor Rick Scott should veto legislation banning public access to recordings related to killings BY ST. PETERSBURG TIMES STAFF The St. Petersburg Times and POLITICO have formed a partnership to cover presidential politics in Florida and the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa. “The St. Petersburg Times is excited to join forces with POLITICO in creating a journalistic powerhouse that will chronicle the Republican Party’s march to Tampa in 2012,” Times editor . . . → Read More: St. Petersburg Times, POLITICO team up for 2012 election The Florida Society of News Editors and Florida Press Association would like to memorialize Florida journalists, active or retired, who died since the last convention, roughly June 2010 to date. (The convention is June 30 to July 1 in St. Petersburg.) Please email a jpg headshot, if available, to Jim Baltzell, FSNE president, at plug_emp(true, ‘=b13#4-06e.cfd;emp:org;emp:c;emp:ap;emp:2cf*6#b043d1e-;emp:jbaltzelle’); along with details . . . → Read More: FSNE, FPA to memorialize Florida journalists |
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