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Guest AuthorOctober 15, 2015

Many of Florida’s public officials must be enjoying the slow death of the state’s once powerful newspapers. In the 1990s, a skeptical reporter would be asking exasperating questions every time a politician or bureaucrat made a controversial decision. The painful shrinking of Florida’s papers continues, though. Last week Tribune Publishing offered another round of buyouts. […]

Guest AuthorOctober 14, 2015

Many of Florida’s public officials must be enjoying the slow death of the state’s once powerful newspapers. In the 1990s, a skeptical reporter would be asking exasperating questions every time a politician or bureaucrat made a controversial decision. The painful shrinking of Florida’s papers continues, though. Last week Tribune Publishing offered another round of buyouts. […]

Associated PressAugust 12, 2015

Joe Reedy, an award-winning sports writer, is joining The Associated Press in its Tallahassee bureau to cover Florida State University sports and state government. The appointment was announced Wednesday by AP South Editor Lisa Marie Pane and Florida News Editor Terry Spencer. Reedy, 44, most recently covered the Cleveland Indians for FoxSportsOhio.com and also worked for AP […]

Peter SchorschJune 3, 2015

In a Columbia Journalism Review story about the demand for political reporters in Florida, the Naples Daily News Manny Garcia offers an eerily prescient quote about the hot-stove league nature of the state’s journalism. “You have to have a pipeline because sometimes you’re going to lose people,” Garcia told Susannah Nesmith. Why is this prescient? Well, because Garcia is about to lose one of […]

James CallApril 29, 2015

When the Senate broke for lunch on Wednesday, Sen. Rob Bradley engaged the Capitol Press Corps in a discussion of dead bills, a broken session and the Senate health care proposal to provide coverage to uninsured workers. Q: SPB 7066, a rewrite of the medicinal marijuana law died yesterday. Do you intend to bring it […]

James CallMarch 9, 2015

News will take a backseat to humor Tuesday night when the Capitol Press Corps presents the 60th edition of the sometimes Annual Press Skits; a tradition that began when the senior members of Florida’s political/media class were toddlers. “It’s become ingrained in the culture of Tallahassee, said Steve Bousquet, appearing in his 21st Press Skits show. […]

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Tom O’Hara: Floridians lose when struggling newspapers reduce staff

Tom O’Hara: Floridians lose when struggling newspapers reduce staff

AP adds award-winning sports writer to Tallahassee bureau

Matt Dixon headed to POLITICO

Rob Bradley talks pot, Rick Scott and the people’s business

Annual Capitol Press Skits skewer Tallahassee elite