Author: Tom Doerr, President of the Press Club of Southwest Florida


  • Commentary: Dropping Fact-Checking on Facebook: A Big Deal?

    Meta’s decision to abandon independent fact-checking on Facebook should concern journalists. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a transition to a Community Notes model, under which Facebook users will monitor the accuracy of posts and add corrective comments when necessary.   This shift may not directly affect individual journalists or news organizations. However, it raises concerns about diminishing…

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  • The Press Club’s Direction in 2025

    As a young media consultant many years ago, nothing frightened me more than a client asking, “What will my business look like in five years?” Twenty-five years later, the question is even scarier. Today’s question should be, “What will our business look like in six months?” Predicting the future of journalism is, at best, only…

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