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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 8, 2017

Morris Communications, the parent company of the Florida Times-Union and the St. Augustine Record, launched a right-wing website recently. (Note: the headline is not redundant, so save your jokes.) The company, which created a kerfuffle last year by endorsing Donald Trump as an “agent of change” in the T-U and other corporate properties, has doubled down on its […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 4, 2016

The talk coming from the Florida Times-Union newsroom is being confirmed by First Coast News: Jacksonville’s daily paper will endorse Donald Trump this weekend. Sources tell FCN — and have told FloridaPolitics.com independently — the endorsement is a “a top-down directive from Morris [Communications],” the parent company of the Florida Times-Union. Those who have questioned the Jacksonville paper’s ultimate editorial independence in […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 6, 2016

On Thursday, the Florida Times-Union announced it would comply with evacuation orders that apply to its riverfront property, using assets of other Morris Communications papers to produce the print product. The Savannah Morning News will print the paper; The Augusta Chronicle will “host Times-Union designers, editors and digital producers in the event of power outages in the […]

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