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2012 Southeastern Press Convention July 5-7, 2012

To find more information on the 2012 Southeastern Press Convention visit the website.

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Noon
Board of Directors Lunch
(AL, FL, GA, LA, MS Boards of Directors only)

2:00 – 5:00 pm
Board Meetings
APA, FPA, FPS, FSNE, GPA, LPA, MPA

3:00 – 6:30 pm
Registration Desk Open

6:30 – 8:00 pm
Reception
(All conference attendees welcome)

Friday, July 6, 2012

7:30 am – 6:00 pm
Registration Desk . . . → Read More: 2012 Southeastern Press Convention July 5-7, 2012

Facebook goes public

A discussion about the future of the Internet giant — Live on the web

WHAT: Florida International University is hosting a panel discussion for journalists covering Facebook’s upcoming initial public offering (IPO) and its implications. FIU experts from a wide array of fields, including business, law, engineering and communication, will discuss what to expect in the coming . . . → Read More: Facebook goes public

2012 sunshine week review

Sunshine Week review:

– Highlight was symposium at UCF in Orlando. Good program, speakers and

dialogue. Barbara was the star and key organizer. Only disappointment was the

turnout.

– Overall good participation by newspapers across the state in their own papers during that week, mainly on opinion pages.

– School lesson developed by FAF was very good tool. I heard from . . . → Read More: 2012 sunshine week review

January 2012 Board Meeting Minutes

January 2012 board meeting minutes

 

Present (all via conference call): Cory Lancaster, Mark Russell, Mike Connelly, Rick Hirsch, David Carlson, Dennis Durkee, Antonio Fins, Bob Gabordi, Mike Wilson, Manny Garcia, Gil Thelen

 

Meeting called to order by Lancaster at 10 a.m. (or so) Jan. 11, 2012.

 

Approval of minutes. Hirsch moved that the minutes of the November board meeting . . . → Read More: January 2012 Board Meeting Minutes

FCIR-WLRN Collaboration Wins Best in Show of National Headliner Awards

Florida Center for Investigative Reporting Contributing Editor Tristram Korten’s radio report “Fugitives on the Run, Bondsmen on the Hunt” won Best in Show in the radio category of the prestigious National Headliner Awards. The report also won first place for feature and human interest story.

Listen to and Read FCIR’s Award-Winning Story

WLRN Radio Report

Print Story in English

Print Story . . . → Read More: FCIR-WLRN Collaboration Wins Best in Show of National Headliner Awards

FCIR Radio Collaborations Win Two Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting and WLRN Miami Herald News together won two Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association for collaborative stories produced in 2011.

FCIR Contributing Editor Tristram Korten won the award for Audio Feature Reporting for “Fugitives on the Run, Bondsmen on the Hunt,” which reported how Florida’s state attorney’s offices . . . → Read More: FCIR Radio Collaborations Win Two Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

Trayvon Martin: The Heart of a Wildfire

Spreading like a wildfire, outrage over the shooting death of unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin has ignited an explosive national dialogue about the tumultuous and fractured status of race relations in the United States.

Rallies held across the country by prominent civil rights leaders, politicians, clergy, community organizers and celebrities such as Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Chaka . . . → Read More: Trayvon Martin: The Heart of a Wildfire

Detailed NEWSTRAIN workshop schedule

Newstrain Team and South Florida journalists:

We now have a detailed schedule worked out for the May 18 and 19 APME Newstrain program in South Florida. It’s attached.

There are sessions geared specifically to reporters, videographers, photographers and assigning editors.

This is first-rate training at an amazing price — $50 for both days (or just one, nobody has to . . . → Read More: Detailed NEWSTRAIN workshop schedule

U.S. Supreme Court won’t review dismissal of $10.1 million libel verdict against Times Publishing Co.

By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Tuesday, March 27, 2012

 

The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to review a libel case against the Times Publishing Co., effectively ending the case in the company’s favor.

The appeal was filed by attorneys for Dr. Harold L. Kennedy. He sued the publisher of the Tampa Bay Times over three articles written in 2003 . . . → Read More: U.S. Supreme Court won’t review dismissal of $10.1 million libel verdict against Times Publishing Co.

The Paul Hansell Journalism Award Deadline March 30

The Paul Hansell Award for Distinguished Achievement in Florida Journalism
> Deadline to enter: March 30

> Dear Editor:
> The Paul Hansell Award for Distinguished Achievement in Florida
> Journalism will be presented at the Florida Society of News Editors
> annual convention July 5-7 in Destin. The contest is open to all
> individuals who write for a Florida newspaper. The . . . → Read More: The Paul Hansell Journalism Award Deadline March 30