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By Richard Anguiano Published: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 6:35 p.m. Douglas W. Ray, executive editor of The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News, has been named executive editor of the Ocala Star-Banner and The Gainesville Sun. Allen Parsons, Star-Banner publisher, announced the hire in a meeting with newsroom employees on Tuesday afternoon. Ray, 51, . . . → Read More: Douglas Ray named Star-Banner executive editor Posted: March 19, 2012 – 9:42am | Updated: March 20, 2012 – 6:28am Mark Nusbaum began his newspaper career in 1972 in Kansas. By Dan Scanlan Mark Nusbaum has been named the new president of Times-Union Media, replacing Publisher Lucy Talley, who resigned last week to take a position with Hearst Newspapers. Nusbaum was vice president of operations for Morris Publishing Group, which owns The Florida Times-Union, . . . → Read More: Mark Nusbaum named president of Times-Union Media Posted: March 15, 2012 – 2:01pm | Updated: March 16, 2012 – 1:41am KELLY JORDAN/The Times-Union By David Bauerlein Times-Union Publisher Lucy Talley is leaving the newspaper after three years at the helm to take a position with Hearst Newspapers. Talley made the announcement Thursday to . . . → Read More: Times-Union publisher Lucy Talley leaving Deadline to enter: March 31 The School of Mass Communications at the University of South Florida invites entries for the 2012 Waldo Proffitt Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism in Florida. The award recognizes distinguished examples of daily and weekly newspaper reporting and commentary about environmental issues in Florida. The Waldo Proffitt Award was established in 1998 by . . . → Read More: The Waldo Proffitt Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism in Florida
Learn about challenges to Florida’s open government laws ORLANDO — Learn about struggles to access government records and meetings in Florida at the second annual Florida Sunshine Summit on March 12. Citizens, journalists and attorneys will engage in a lively discussion about challenges to Florida’s famed open government laws. Barbara Peterson, president of the First Amendment Foundation in . . . → Read More: Sunshine Week Florida Sunshine Summit Reporters Committee encourages nominations for Sunshine Week Local Heroes Awards Journalists must maintain the “courage to pursue and tell the truth” On Friday, Boston Globe editor Martin Baron was honored as the 2012 recipient of the Stephen Hamblett First Amendment Award, given by the New England First Amendment Center. Below is a transcript of his comments, prepared for delivery at Friday’s awards luncheon in Boston. THIS AWARD IS named after . . . → Read More: The value of a vigorous press A U.S. Marine combat veteran and author will be the speaker at The Marine Corps League of Naples’ 8th Annual “Honor the Free Press Day.” Lt. Col. Francis J. “Bing” West who led over 100 combat patrols in Vietnam, which inspired his book, “The Village,” a classic story about counterinsurgency and on the required reading list of . . . → Read More: Veteran, author to speak at annual ‘free press’ luncheon 2012 Contest Categories All categories are judged by circulation division (Division A, more than 125,000 daily; Division B, 50,000 to 125,000 daily; and Division C, under 50,000 daily) except for Spanish language papers. Entries will be submitted using a web-based program at betterbnc.com. Deadline for all entries: Extended to Monday March 5, 2012 * FSNE GOLD MEDAL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE: . . . → Read More: FSNE Contest 2012 Deadline Extended On Wednesday, I published a column introducing you to our new digital products, including the sleek iPhone app and the tablet-optimized website. Today, I am going back to basics, focusing on the printed product, which remains at the core of what we do day in and day out. Although newspapers are considered a mass medium, the daily paper . . . → Read More: Bob Stover: New sections, new columns enhance printed product |
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