Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 7, 2024
7min0
The issue is a top priority for the Florida Justice Reform Institute and the American Tort Reform Foundation.
Tag: Gawker
Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 7, 2024
Staff ReportsFebruary 14, 2020
4min3433
An insurance company said it's not liable for covering others involved.
Associated PressAugust 18, 2016
4min261
Gawker.com, the brash New York website that broke new ground with its gossipy, no-holds-barred coverage of media, culture and politics, is shutting down after 14 years, brought low by an unhappy, but deep-pocketed, subject. The news — appropriately enough, broken by Gawker itself — follows the sale of the site’s parent company to Univision. Founder Nick Denton reportedly told staffers Thursday […]
Jim RosicaJuly 19, 2016
6min573
It’s the one word that strikes fear — or at least puts heartburn — in the chests of corporate management: Union. And the new barons of journalism aren’t immune. The Ledger‘s newsroom workers now are moving to unionize, according to a Tuesday press release from the NewsGuild-CWA (Communications Workers of America). The Ledger, Lakeland’s newspaper of […]
Associated PressMay 10, 2016
1min210
A Facebook official says the company has found no evidence to back up allegations that Facebook contractors suppressed stories of interest to conservatives in its “Trending” section. Facebook vice president of search Tom Stocky writes in a post, “There are rigorous guidelines in place for the review team to ensure consistency and neutrality,” adding that […]
Christine Jordan SextonMay 1, 2015
5min930
House Speaker Steve Crisafulli late Thursday night apologized for a controversial Twitter post made by Rep. Matt Gaetz. Crisafulli said he “does not condone the Tweet by @MattGaetz. He is an agitator, yes, but not a racist. Please accept my apology to those offended.” Gaetz started a Twitter war Thursday afternoon after remarking that the Senate Democrats […]