Staff Reports
The Florida Bar seeks nominations for its 29th annual Reporters’ Workshop, designed for journalists new to the courts and legal beats, or new to the state.
This year’s workshop, to be held in Tallahassee Sept. 24-25, is open to 24 print, online, TV and radio journalists.
Nominations must be made by editors, publishers or news directors and include information on the journalist’s background, current assignments and contact information.
Workshop scholarships are available to cover two nights’ hotel accommodations and workshop meals. Travel expenses and incidentals are the responsibility of the participant or the participant’s employer.
This year’s topics include:
— Social media and the high-profile case
— Civic education and voting rights
— Covering a high-profile Bar discipline case
— Libel suit: Dr. Michael Black vs. CNN
— Election-related controversies: How the local courts can be used to challenge a wide range of election processes. And the new fear of cyber interventions.
— Public records access: How to get the records you need.
— Merit retention in Florida
Luncheon speakers will be Carolyn Egan, General Counsel to Florida State University, on “State universities and the law,” and Nancy Hogshead-Makar, lawyer and CEO of Champion Women, speaking on “A deeper look at Title IX implications for students and athletes.”
There will also be a tour of the Florida Supreme Court, and a reception and dinner on the 22nd floor of the Capitol with state Supreme Court justices.
Make sure nominations are received by 5 p.m., Friday, Aug. 10. Send via email to [email protected]; by fax at 850-561-9429 or by U.S. Mail to “The Florida Bar Reporters’ Workshop, Public Information Dept., 651 E. Jefferson St., Tallahassee, FL 32399.”
The selection process will be completed by mid-August. Those selected for participation will be notified by email.
