Author: Gina Voss Edwards, Press Club Member
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After two decades of service to members and the Naples community, the Press Club of Southwest Florida enters 2017 with a secure future: a $20,000 donation to its journalism scholarship fund. The $20,000 donation by Phil Beuth, a retired Capital Cities/ABC executive and past NPC scholarship committee chair, was revealed in a surprise announcement at…
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Florida’s once celebrated public records law is in trouble. This is because it’s virtually impossible to get law enforcement to take action against public officials who violate the law. Citizens have to file a lawsuit to get justice under the law, and the ability to successfully bring a suit is severely threatened by two bills…
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Journalists from Southwest Florida were among those honored recently in the Society of Professional Journalists Sunshine State Awards. Four Southwest Florida journalists were honored with Special Category Awards that were open to journalists from all media statewide. — Fort Myers News-Press journalists Janine Zeitlin and Melanie Payne were honored with a first place “Diversity Award” for their…
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Arthur Lloyd Hecht, a founding member of the Press Club of Southwest Florida and a board member, passed away peacefully in Naples, Fla. on Oct. 22, 2013, after succumbing to cancer. It was the day before his 80th birthday, and he was surrounded by his family at the time of his death. He opened the…
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As Phil Lewis embarks for new adventures after 35 years at the Naples Daily News, many former staffers have waxed nostalgic about his leadership and his journalism. It’s my honor to do the same here. I grew up in Phil’s newsroom, the one on Central with dirty carpet and back copies of papers stacked so…
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