Every tweet, every “Like,” every photo, every status update … even who they “poke.” Every time local-government officials in Florida use social media in their public position they are creating a public record, something they’re required to keep and produce upon request. More Broward and Palm Beach county public officials are turning to social media…
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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…
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BY ANTHONY MAN Former Sun Sentinel editor Earl Maucker, who served as an appointed Lighthouse Point commissioner early this year, must have liked his couple of months as a government official. Maucker said Tuesday he’s running for a full term on the Lighthouse Point City Commission. He was editor of the Sun Sentinel for 16…
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BY MARCIA HEROUX POUNDS Secrecy is often a part of negotiating for a new headquarters or an expansion of a company in Florida. But even when the deal is done, Florida’s economic development agency often keeps the employer’s identity from the public for 12 months. Sometimes, regional agencies announce the newly relocating company and jobs…
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EDITORIAL THE ISSUE: New laws puts wrinkle in procurement process. It sailed through the Florida Legislature as an innocuous-sounding public records extension that, taken at face value, would keep key information in a bid for a state or local government contract safe from the competition. Gov. Rick Scott, not surprisingly, signed the bill, and in…
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