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    COMMENTARY: Our Pond

    November 4, 2025
    Tom Doerr, President of the Press Club of Southwest Florida, Adjunct Professor of Journalism, Florida Gulf Coast University
    COMMENTARY: Our Pond

    Throw a pebble into a calm pond. Tiny, perfectly circular ripples radiate outward, each ring larger than the last. The pebble disappears beneath the surface, but its impact continues to move outward, expanding and shaping the still water…

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    BOOK REVIEW — “Deadline: 200 Years of Violence Against Journalists in the United States”

    November 4, 2025
    Tom Marquardt, Press Club Board Member
    BOOK REVIEW — “Deadline: 200 Years of Violence Against Journalists in the United States”

    Readers unhappy with the press have usually stuck to writing letters to the editor or canceling subscriptions. Viewers offended by a TV report might switch channels or post negative comments online. Rarely do they turn to violence—though in…

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    November 18 Newsmaker Luncheon: An Off-the-Record Conversation with Dave Lougee

    October 28, 2025
    Tom Doerr, President of the Press Club of Southwest Florida, Adjunct Professor of Journalism, Florida Gulf Coast University
    November 18 Newsmaker Luncheon: An Off-the-Record Conversation with Dave Lougee

    The Press Club of Southwest Florida is honored to welcome Dave Lougee, recently retired President and CEO of TEGNA Inc., as the featured newsmaker at the Club’s November 18 luncheon at the Hilton Naples. Click here for details about the event, including links to…

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    COMMENTARY: What Did You Expect?

    October 28, 2025
    Tom Doerr, President of the Press Club of Southwest Florida, Adjunct Professor of Journalism, Florida Gulf Coast University
    COMMENTARY: What Did You Expect?

    When Politico released the contents of internal emails from young Republican operatives, mocking minorities, smearing Jews, and even praising Hitler, there should have been a national gasp. There wasn’t. The revelations made headlines, a few statements about “poor judgment,”…

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    COMMENTARY: Empathy Is Not a Sin

    October 21, 2025
    Tom Doerr, President of the Press Club of Southwest Florida, Adjunct Professor of Journalism, Florida Gulf Coast University
    COMMENTARY: Empathy Is Not a Sin

    Thirty years ago, during a series of reporting trips to Cuba, I was struck not just by the country’s faded colonial beauty or its crumbling architecture, but by the youthfulness of its people. Nearly seventy percent of Cubans…

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    An Exclusive, Off-the-Record Conversation You Won’t Want to Miss

    October 14, 2025
    SCOOP Staff
    An Exclusive, Off-the-Record Conversation You Won’t Want to Miss

    Join the Press Club of Southwest Florida for an inside look at the future of local journalism with Dave Lougee, the visionary who led TEGNA Inc. through a decade of bold transformation. Hear what’s next for America’s newsrooms—and what it means…

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    Rich Kolko of WINK News Shares Tales of His Wide-Ranging Career

    October 14, 2025
    Renny Severance
    Rich Kolko of WINK News Shares Tales of His Wide-Ranging Career

    The Press Club of Southwest Florida held its monthly luncheon at the Naples Hilton on Tuesday, October 7. The guest speaker was Rich Kolko, a former pilot for the US Navy, former Olympics coach for three games, retired…

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    COMMENTARY: Journalists Could Learn from Charlie Kirk

    September 30, 2025
    Tom Doerr, President of the Press Club of Southwest Florida, Adjunct Professor of Journalism, Florida Gulf Coast University
    COMMENTARY: Journalists Could Learn from Charlie Kirk

    Charlie Kirk built his career using a folding chair under a banner proclaiming, “Prove Me Wrong.” His college campus tours combined spectacle, seminar, and ambush tactics. For hours, Kirk debated with undergraduates on issues like abortion, gender, and…

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    COMMENTARY: Media Ownership Must Stand for Journalists

    September 23, 2025
    Tom Doerr, President of the Press Club of Southwest Florida
    COMMENTARY: Media Ownership Must Stand for Journalists

    By the time you read this, Jimmy Kimmel will have returned to ABC. That means you’ll know whether the comedian has resumed his free-speech platform—or if ABC has silenced his constant mockery of Donald Trump and his administration.…

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