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FSNE, University of Central Florida to host three-day writing workshop

The Florida Society of News Editors and the University of Central Florida are partnering to produce a three-day workshop on writing and journalism Feb. 16-18 in Orlando.

The Florida Writers Project features writers from Florida and around the country.

Come hear expert advice on writing and publishing narrative, mass-market fiction, screenplays and anthologies.

Bring your manuscript with . . . → Read More: FSNE, University of Central Florida to host three-day writing workshop

Minutes from Sept. 12 board meeting

FSNE meeting called to order by conference call by President Cory Lancaster at 9 a.m., Sept. 12, 2011

Departing FSNE board member Patty Cox says thanks for well wishes – she says it is very tough to leave.  She is working on identifying a replacement from the St. Petersburg Times for the FSNE board.

Roll call; Jim Baltzelle, . . . → Read More: Minutes from Sept. 12 board meeting

Bob Woodward talks at Poynter Institute about modern media, investigative journalism

Included are two articles on Bob Woodward’s visit at the Poynter Institute.

BY ERIC DEGGANS,

St. Petersburg Times

ST. PETERSBURG — In the age of Twitter, Facebook, 24-hour cable news and always-updated websites, people may feel they’re swimming in more data than ever about their world and how it works.

But Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Bob Woodward — half of the . . . → Read More: Bob Woodward talks at Poynter Institute about modern media, investigative journalism

Video helps drive traffic to The Miami Herald

As The Miami Herald knows, online video can help news organizations draw in and engage audiences. The Herald saw their video traffic grow by 25 percent in 2010, making videos their second biggest traffic driver. Mallary Jean Tenore of Poynter spoke with the Herald to learn about their strategy, along with what lessons other media outlets . . . → Read More: Video helps drive traffic to The Miami Herald

Finding the “Taj”: Lucy Morgan shares reporting tips

Lucy Morgan likes to josh that she’s just a simple grandmother trying to cope in a complicated world. All of us should be so simple! Over the last six months, the St. Petersburg Times’ part-time

Lucy Morgan

senior correspondent has disclosed how sneaky judges on the state’s 1st District Court of Appeal — aided by a . . . → Read More: Finding the “Taj”: Lucy Morgan shares reporting tips

USF-Tampa has new Mass Comm leader

Fred Pearce is new director of USF-Tampa School of Mass Communications . . . → Read More: USF-Tampa has new Mass Comm leader