Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 25, 2020
4min587
Nickens served the last 12 years as editor of editorials.
Tag: Tim Nickens
Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 25, 2020
Peter SchorschOctober 23, 2018
4min1145
Updated Wednesday — Ruth’s valedictory speech, of sorts, ran in the Times. Here’s an excerpt: “Am I disappointed to have this particular chapter in my life come to a close? You better believe it. But I’m hardly bitter. “Ten years ago, I was laid off at the slowly imploding Tampa Tribune. I thought then, at 59, […]
Danny McAuliffeJuly 16, 2018
4min292
Republican Attorney General hopeful Frank White is declining an invitation to sit before the Tampa Bay Times editorial board. In a letter addressed to Tampa Bay Times editor of editorials Tim Nickens, White makes it clear that he believes the opinion branch of the newspaper is one-sided and unfair to conservatives. “While I appreciate your invitation […]
Mitch PerryJanuary 5, 2018
8min336
One might think that the Tampa Bay Times’ Tim Nickens, as editorial page editor of Tampa Bay’s biggest daily newspaper, might be subjected to tough questions about the paper’s coverage and/or editorial stances when he spoke before the politically savvy Cafe Con Tampa crowd at the Oxford Exchange Friday morning. Those tough questions were asked, but they were […]
Mitch PerryNovember 6, 2017
7min279
If Rick Kriseman ends up surviving Rick Baker‘s formidable challenge to be re-elected Tuesday for another four years as St. Petersburg mayor, it will be despite the intense hammering he received at the hands of the Tampa Bay Times editorial page. The Times recommended Baker in advance of both the Aug. 29 primary and the […]
Mitch PerryJune 28, 2017
7min270
A top editor at the Tampa Bay Times fired back Wednesday after Pinellas legislators slammed the paper for calling them “Disciples of Darkness” because of transparency-related and public records measures passed this year. “I understand why they are not happy,” Tim Nickens, the Times editor of editorials, wrote in an email. “They have no respect for open government, and […]
Peter SchorschJune 30, 2014
9min209
Charlie Crist’s difficult June was capped off by a highly critical column by Tim Nickens, the editor of the Tampa Bay Times editorial page. “As we head into July, the race appears essentially tied and Charlie Crist is not maximizing his greatest assets as the likeable guy who understands Floridians and their priorities,” writes Nickens. […]