Blake DowlingOctober 5, 2024
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Tag: Skip Foster
Blake DowlingOctober 5, 2024Blake DowlingSeptember 8, 2018
7min272
As the glow of opening college football weekend wears off, and the tornado of Andrew Gillum versus Ron DeSantis begins, I read a very refreshing column this week from Skip Foster about non-biased reporting. Bottom line: If both sides of the coin are giving you heat, you must be playing it fair. However, I did […]
Peter SchorschJune 5, 2018
7min390
As I finish reading Monday’s story in Tallahassee Reports on the ‘pay for play’ problem at the capital’s daily newspaper, Shakespeare comes to mind: “Et tu, Tallahassee Democrat?” Tallahassee Reports (TR) is best thought of as a conservative counterpoint to the Democrat’s coverage, particularly of City Hall. It’s no secret that its editor, Steve Stewart, […]
Danny McAuliffeNovember 20, 2017
10min416
Tallahassee Democrat Publisher Skip Foster shared a familiar message to the Capital Tiger Bay Club on Monday: The night is always darkest just before the dawn. To be clear, the publisher of the paper of record for the capital city didn’t verbatim quote the famous line from “The Dark Knight” or evenly remotely reference it. […]
Staff ReportsJuly 3, 2017
5min438
We’ve beat up on them before, but we have nothing but praise for the tenacious and relentless reporting of the Tallahassee Democrat as it digs into the percolating scandal surrounding the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA). To recap, the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office in north Florida has issued subpoenas seeking information on redevelopment projects that involve the […]
Jim RosicaOctober 27, 2016
6min350
Susan Ledford wasn’t an immediately recognizable name from the Tallahassee Democrat‘s newsroom. Unlike Gerald Ensley or Bill Cotterell, she didn’t ride on parade floats or get to be known by governors and lawmakers. But for nearly three decades, Ledford helped make the trains run on time, night after night. Ledford — who’s been a copy editor, page designer, […]
Florence SnyderApril 5, 20153min280
Skip Foster, the new publisher at the Tallahassee Democrat, was greeted as a liberator in his maiden speech to the Capital Tiger Bay Club. The gray-haired eminences who make up the Club’s membership know the difference between a good newspaper and a Chamber of Commerce rag. They’re embarrassed that the Times – New York and […]
Florence SnyderMarch 31, 20153min185
Skip Foster, the new Publisher at the Tallahassee Democrat, was greeted as a liberator in his maiden speech to the Capital Tiger Bay Club. The gray-haired eminences who make up the club’s membership know the difference between a good newspaper and a Chamber of Commerce rag. They’re embarrassed that the Times — New York and […]
Jac VerSteegFebruary 9, 2015
5min169
How sad that Skip Foster, new president and publisher of the Tallahassee Democrat, has decreed that his newspaper no longer will endorse political candidates. I expect that soon he and Gannet will need to change the paper’s name to the Tallahassee No Party Affiliation. This is almost certainly a business decision. Foster, like many people […]
Jac VerSteegFebruary 9, 20155min225
How sad that Skip Foster, new president and publisher of the Tallahassee Democrat, has decreed that his newspaper no longer will endorse political candidates. I expect that soon he and Gannet will need to change the paper’s name to the Tallahassee No Party Affiliation. This is almost certainly a business decision. Foster, like many people […]