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The Press Club of Southwest Florida will welcome veteran sports media executive and author Marc Appleman as its featured speaker at the Newsmaker Luncheon on Friday, April 24, 2026, at Lujack’s Restaurant in Naples. The luncheon begins at…
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Our Program Committee is in the early stages of putting together a special 25th anniversary commemoration panel discussion to be held this September, and we need your help. Leading up to that luncheon meeting, we plan to publish your…
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Last week, a federal judge took a commendably principled stance for journalists and the public’s right to know. Judge Paul L. Friedman ruled in favor of defending the truth against corrupt power. In striking down Defense Secretary Pete…
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My grandmother came to spend the Christmas holidays with me in Washington, D.C. It was 1987, and I was excited to host my sweet, gentle grandmother, who’d never been to the nation’s capital. There was so much I…
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On the night of September 26, 1983, a Soviet military officer sat alone in a command bunker outside Moscow, staring at a computer screen that indicated the United States had just launched nuclear missiles. The system was certain.…
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The Press Club’s Board of Governors approved several motions on February 17th aimed at strengthening the organization by welcoming new voices and leadership. The board selected Heidi Rambo Centrella as Vice President of the Press Club, a role…
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Threat Inflation and the Illusion of Predictable War If you have ever tried to shovel mercury with a pitchfork, you understand the Middle East. You stab at it. It scatters. You think you have it contained. It reforms…
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Melanie Kalnins grew up immersed in musical theater, singing, dancing, and playing the piano. Kalnins knew she was an artist from the beginning, and after years of nurturing her love for the arts, she now serves as the…
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My News Literacy students at Florida Gulf Coast University are just beginning their exploration of The First Amendment, including what it protects and what it does not. I have extensive experience with the First Amendment, having led large…
