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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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