Category: Scoop
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The Press Club of Southwest Florida recently conducted a brief member survey to gather input on the club’s future. This was not an in-depth survey but a limited effort to explore ideas for improving newsmaker and topic selections, as well as potential funding options—within the club’s long-standing tradition of providing scholarships for aspiring journalists and
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A new News Director reports for duty on his first day. As he walks into the newsroom, he sees the outgoing News Director heading out. “Hey! Welcome. I wish you great success,” the former boss says. “I’ve left you a parting gift—three envelopes. You’ll find them in the middle desk drawer.” The new director raises
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Eleanor Roosevelt is remembered by most as America’s premier First Lady and an advocate for human rights. However, Mrs. Roosevelt is rarely acknowledged as a journalist and author. During her lifetime she was the author of over a dozen books and a highly regarded weekly newspaper column, “My Day.” This syndicated column appeared in papers
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Editor’s Note: In the past two issues, SCOOP has featured articles about Katharine Graham, renowned publisher of the Washington Post. You can read Tom Doerr’s articles here and here. After reading Tom’s last piece, press club member Rick Pullen wrote to Tom, saying his Kay Graham story is similar. Tom replied to Rick: “I loved your Katharine
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Continuing an annual tradition since 2001, the Press Club of Southwest Florida will once again award journalism scholarships to deserving Florida students who have applied for the scholarships and met the requirements. Two new students who applied and were interviewed by members of the scholarship committee will receive 2025-26 journalism scholarships. Congratulations to: Samuel (Sam)
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A loud disturbance in a fine restaurant could not distract The Washington Post’s Katharine Graham from her train of thought. Perhaps you read the commentary about Graham in SCOOP two weeks ago (click here to read). The commentary focused on Graham’s steadfast journalistic values and how much she is missed. Here’s a bit more. It’s
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The Bible tells us that “a hypocrite is someone who puts on a mask and pretends to be something else.” Take, for example, Fox News—a network quick to criticize other media outlets without ever looking in the mirror. We could discuss how Fox promoted the 2020 election lie—The Big Lie—on air, while behind the scenes,
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The Press Club of Southwest Florida hosted a summer social media mixer June 17 at the Downtown Social House (SoHo), Fort Myers. More than 40 press club members and guests attended, including representatives from local newspapers, television news and public media, as well as public relations professionals and freelance journalists. As a bonus, the club’s
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Coral Gables’ elegant Caffe Abbracci was crowded and noisy, but that didn’t drown out the unmistakable sound of flatulence. Legendary WPLG news anchor Ann Bishop sat between the iconic Katharine Graham, of The Washington Post, and me. WPLG’s other renowned anchor, Dwight Lauderdale, and WPLG General Manager, John Garwood, completed our table. Ann whipped her attention
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