FSNE members: Our board met recently in Tallahassee, and we wanted to bring you up to speed on key points regarding FSNE leadership, membership, Sunshine Week, our multimedia training efforts and the 2010 FSNE contests. Our next meeting, by the way, is April 19 at The Miami Herald in Miami. Here are the highlights from…
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Conference call Oct. 7, 2009 Present: Rick Hirsch, Larry Sullivan, Bob Gabordi, Jim Baltzelle, Patty Cox, Anthony Fins, Mike Connelly, Mark Tomasik, Cory Lancaster, Keith Woods, Terry Eberle. Also attending: Gil Thelen. Not present: Bill McKeen, Rafael Palacio, Barbara Petersen, Dean Ridings. President Hirsch called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m. Minutes: Board reviewed…
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Palm Beach, Fla. Present: Mark Tomasik, Larry Sullivan, John Bartosek, Jim Baltzelle, Jeanne Grinstead, Rick Hirsch, Michael Connelly, Bill McKeen, AntonioFins, Cory Lancaster, Barbara Petersen, Rafael Palacio, Keith Woods. Also attending: Gil Thelen. Not present: Terry Eberle, Bob Gabordi. President Tomasik called the meeting to order at 8:05 a.m. He thanked the board for its…
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FIU campus, Biscayne Bay Present: Mark Tomasik, Rick Hirsch, Antonio Fins, Cory Lancaster, Terry Eberle, Larry Sullivan, JBartosek and executive director Gil Thelen. Not present: Jeanne Grinstead, Jim Baltzelle, Mike Connelly, Bob Gabordi, Bill McKeen, Rafael Palacio, Keith Woods. Minutes: President Tomasik called the meeting to order at 10:20 a.m. With Secretary Baltzelle out, JBart…
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Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, Fla. Present: Mark Tomasik, Larry Sullivan, John Bartosek, Jim Baltzelle, Jeanne Grinstead, Terry Eberle, Rick Hirsch, Michael Connelly, Bill McKeen, Bob Gabordi, Cory Lancaster, Barbara Petersen. Also attending: Gil Thelen, Dean Ridings, Sam Morley Not present: Anthony Fins, Rafael Palacio, Keith Woods President Tomasik called the meeting to order at 1:10 p.m.…
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Oct. 20, 2008 FSNE Multimedia Workshop Dec. 13 The FSNE board has scheduled its next multimedia skills workshop Dec. 13 at the University of Miami and voted to decrease contest fees from $30 to $25 per entry. The Saturday UM workshop will offer courses on video, audio, blogs, graphics, online story planning, ethics, social networking,…
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The Poynter Institute St. Petersburg, Fl Oct. 6, 2008 Present: Mark Tomasik, Rosemary Goudreau, Anthony Fins, Rafael Palacio, John Bartosek, Jim Baltzelle, Jeanne Grinstead, Terry Eberle, Keith Woods, Rick Hirsch, Michael Connelly, Bill McKeen, Bob Gabordi (by phone from Tally) Also attending: Gil Thelen Martin Frobisher for online discussion Not present: Cory Lancaster. President Tomasik…
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Sept. 3, 2008 Workshops, seminars in Sept. Take note of several no-cost or low-cost training opportunities for Florida reporters and editors in coming weeks in Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale. Planning is also underway for FSNE multimedia skills workshops in Miami in late fall and Tampa in the spring of 2009. Please read Sam Morley’s update…
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June 26, 2008 Planning through 2009 Mark Tomasik, 2008-09 FSNE President and Jeanne Grinstead, 2007-08 FSNE President, recently reviewed ongoing and upcoming programs. Here is their report: “In 2007-08, we grew membership, trained almost 400 professionals at four multimedia skills workshop, testified at all four hearings of the Governor’s Commission on Open Government Reform, expanded…
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FSNE Note A series of regular updates that appear in upcoming Bulletins about Florida Society of Newspaper Editor activities. May 28 , 2008 OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION PRIORITIES The Governor’s Commission on Open Government Reform concluded public hearings in May and is moving to draft proposed laws for the next two legislative sessions. Barbara Petersen, commission…
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