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BY TIMES STAFF Bonnie Hazelton, director of the Office of the Ombudsman and Public Services, will take over as director of Gov. Rick Scott’s Office of Open Government, Scott’s office announced today. Current director, Carolyn Timmann, is leaving to run for clerk of Martin County Court. The move is one of several announced today, including replacing Karen Giorno . . . → Read More: Tampa Bay Times: Scott names new public records director FSNE and the University of Central Florida have partnered to produce a three-day workshop on writing and journalism. The Florida Writers Project kicks off next Feb. 16 in Orlando. The three-day gathering will bring in writers from Florida and around the country. Featured writers include Tony Swofford, ex-Marine and author of Jarhead, and Bob Shacochis, author of . . . → Read More: FSNE partners with UCF to put on writing workshop next February  Leave a comment  Journalism, Members, Training  Bob Shacochis, Florida Writers Project, Ihosvani "Geo" Rodriguez, Jacki Leyden, Jarhead, Jonathan Busdeker, NPR, Orlando Sentinel, Paige St. John, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Scott Joseph, South Florida Sun Sentinel, Swimming in the Volcano, The Immaculate Invasion, Tony swofford, University of Central Florida, writing workshop BY STEVE PATTERSON A Jacksonville man who sued a city pension fund over public records violations isn’t entitled to recover the more than $30,000 he spent on legal fees, a judge has ruled. Circuit Judge James H. Daniel ruled last week that Curtis Lee was entitled to $1,245 for other expenses he faced suing the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension . . . → Read More: Times-Union: Jacksonville man who won public records lawsuit must pay legal bills, judge says EDITORIAL It’s good to see Gov. Rick Scott getting out more and dropping what seemed to be an antagonistic attitude toward the state’s media. His recent visit to the News Journal Editorial Board is one of a string of such recent visits, and he offered to return in the future. Scott was not a politician before running for . . . → Read More: Pensacola News Journal: Scott opening up — a bit BY BRITTANY WALLMAN Florida public records laws are often called among the toughest in the nation. But that was b4 txt msgnging. The state updated its public records rules last year to advise that text messages, Facebook comments, Tweets and other communications on “emerging communications technologies’’ might be public records, depending on their content. Read . . . → Read More: Sun Sentinel: R txt msgs a loophole in Florida’s public records laws? BY KEITH MORELLI TAMPA — Some call the Tampa Epoch a bold experiment to help pull the city’s homeless Whatever the praise or criticism, the monthly publication seems to be BY DREW DIXON The general manager of the Times-Union announced Wednesday he is retiring after 43 years with the organization. Bobby Martin, 67, said he’ll begin his retirement Dec. 31. Martin first joined the Times-Union in 1961 while a student at Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville. His first job was working in the advertising department delivering copy . . . → Read More: Times-Union: General manager retiring after 43 years with the company Press Release | Herald Tribune Media Group SARASOTA, FL … The Herald-Tribune and its entertainment site, TicketSarasota.com, have launched a new iPhone application. Ticket Sarasota is available free through the App Store at apple.com/apps. The application provides users access to listings, reviews, articles and photos from across the region. It is designed so users can immediately access where . . . → Read More: Editor and Publisher: Herald-Tribune media group introduces ticket iPhone application Times staff Two veteran journalists have launched a new Florida-based web site, Florida Voices, that chronicles opinion pieces from writers around the state and aggregates editorials and columns from Florida newspapers. Rosemary Goudreau, former editorial page editor of The Tampa Tribune, and Rosemary Curtiss, former publisher of Suncoast News and the Tribune’s Pasco Edition, are co-founders of . . . → Read More: St. Petersburg Times: New Florida Voices website focuses on opinion and columns Carolyn Timmann, the head of Gov. Rick Scott’s very busy Office of Open Government, is leaving to run for clerk of Martin Circuit Court. Timmann has had many a fire, literally and figuratively, to handle during her year in Scott’s administration. (She was the first to smell smoke from the cigar-sparked trash can fire in Lt. . . . → Read More: Miami Herald: Gov. Scott’s public records chief leaving to run for Martin County clerk |
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