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In with laptops, texting, Twitter, video cameras, tripods… It was an uplifting and impressive story FGCU journalism students, Alex Pena and Maryann Batlle, together with their professor Lyn Millner, told Press Club members at the March luncheon. Pena, had his own moments of fame, when he exposed what no other news outlet would expose: the ongoing killing
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Authors abound in our group and lots of NPC member chimed in this month talking about new books, NY Times interviews, upcoming movies and even finished road projects. Board secretary Sandy Lender spent a very profitable weekend in Pensacola. She pitched a novel to an editor at Kensington who requested the full manuscript; and
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Daniel Bumstead, President of the Naples Council on World Affairs, will be the featured speaker at the April 22nd luncheon event. His address will touch on the Council’s outreach program to area high schools, their model United Nations program and the Village Assistance Program. These programs, he notes, help prepare our youth to better
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To all those that attended the "Honor the Free Press" day event. One of the nice things about heading up a program is the support of the membership in making it a success. For those that attended this event, you already know that it was a sell out, but what you don't is that
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The Washington Post can do it, why not the Press Club of Southwest Florida? Hereby announcing a contest for clever "Neologisms". Prize to be announced – and it may be an actual entry, so be very careful. Neologism according to the dictionary has two meanings: 1) a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase 2) in Psychiatry
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On March 25, meet two FGCU students who are breaking new ground in the field of journalism. Maryann Batlle and Alex Pena will show their recent projects—taking you inside a homeless shelter in Hollywood, Fla., to the tomato fields of Immokalee, to the drug-ridden streets of Juarez, Mexico, and to earthquake-ravaged Haiti. The work of
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Although the Cubs didn't show in Naples, we had a great time at the "Take me out to the Ball Game" luncheon last month. Paul Wachsmith hit a home run lining up Gary Price and Dave Moulton to give us the "inside story' on this timely spring issue and Dave even gave us his
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The ET Brisson Detachment, Marine Corps League of Naples, requests your attendance at the sixth Annual “Honor the Free Press Day”, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. This year’s honoree is Jim Lehrer, executive editor and anchor of Newshour, Public Broadcast System. Recognized as one of the nation’s most respected and trusted journalists, Lehrer is the
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Check this space next month to see how NPC members learned how to "TWEETUP" with Chris Silk.