Journalism

"Lombardi" at Mosaic Theatre: A "Sopranos" Star Revives a Paragon of Pigskin

Fox News and Bill O'Reilly Accused of Airing "Distorted" Re-Creation of Florida Man's Email

Email comes in, new email allegedly goes out. You can't explain that.​Fox News has been accused of distorting its news content in the past. Often.Now, a St. Petersburg man says he sent an email to Fox News host Bill O'Reilly, and it ended up being displayed on his show, the O'Reilly Factor. Well, ... More >>

Bob Norman Headed to WPLG-Local 10

This is a tough one to write, so I may as well get to the point.I've accepted a job at WPLG-TV (Channel 10) and will be starting there in a couple of weeks. The offer was pretty simple: Local 10 asked me if I wanted to bring my brand of journalism to the airwaves, and I accepted the challenge.& ... More >>

Tuesday Morning Bytes

It just keeps happening to Gov Rick Scott. He makes a decision from his evil alien gut -- you know, like slashing funding for the developmentally disabled -- and then when masses of bona fide Earth-born human beings rise up to oppose it, he reverses course. Model Citizen​(Rick Scott is h ... More >>

South Florida Journalist and Two Others Freed In Libya

​Joe Raedle, a Getty Images photographer from South Florida, and two colleagues from Agence France-Presse who were all arrested in Libya on Saturday, have been released in Tripoli. On Tuesday night, Raedle's wife, Nancy San Martin, said that the Libyan government had released her husband. AFP anno ... More >>

South Florida Journalist Missing In Libya

​Joe Raedle, a 45-year-old South Florida-based photographer for Getty Images has been missing since Saturday in Libya, along with two Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalists, Dave Clark, 38, and Roberto Schmidt, 45. They were last heard from on Friday night, when they emailed AFP with their plans t ... More >>

Ann Coulter Watch: "Like a Condom, The First Amendment Can't Always Protect You."

​This week, our favorite local virgin published her most vapid screed yet at Human Events, her "editorial home." Wondering why our nation's top "legal eagles" have yet to make a compelling case for the criminal prosecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, she draws on her lawyerly training to ... More >>

Elect Allen West and Save Local Journalism

Photos from West's Facebook pageAllen West, with Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti, sure would bring the headlines.​There are those who would say Allen West is just another Christine O'Donnell-style nutbag whose far-right rhetoric will simply help to divide America. That's true, yes, but what those detr ... More >>

After Election Coup, SPJ Wins National Award

Koretzky, still a rebel.​When last we left the South Florida chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, members were reeling from a coup staged by Florida Atlantic University student newspaper adviser Michael Koretzky and a band of young whippersnapper journos.Old-guard board members of t ... More >>

FAU Fires Longtime University Press Adviser Michael Koretzky

FAU's Koretzky fired: Is the revolution over?​Florida Atlantic University's contentious, beloved, outspoken, and sometimes reviled student paper adviser, Michael Koretzky, was fired Friday. Officials announced the changing of the guard yesterday. Student Media Director Marti Harvey will replace hi ... More >>

On Fox News, Plane Landing in Fort Lauderdale Is Bigger Story Than Health Care Bill

An old editor I used to know gave me a line to use every time someone complained to me that journalists write only about bad news: "Would you rather read an article about a plane that landed safely or about the one that crashed?"For Fox News producers, the mere prospect of a plane crashing was indu ... More >>

The Rise and Fall of South Florida's Daily Newspapers

An old editor I used to know gave me a line to use every time someone complained to me that journalists write only about bad news: "Would you rather read an article about a plane that landed safely or about the one that crashed?"For Fox News producers, the mere prospect of a plane crashing was indu ... More >>

Newspaper layoffs, partnerships, and the Net conspire to kill South Florida dailies

An old editor I used to know gave me a line to use every time someone complained to me that journalists write only about bad news: "Would you rather read an article about a plane that landed safely or about the one that crashed?"For Fox News producers, the mere prospect of a plane crashing was indu ... More >>

Will This Make Any Reel Difference?

An old editor I used to know gave me a line to use every time someone complained to me that journalists write only about bad news: "Would you rather read an article about a plane that landed safely or about the one that crashed?"For Fox News producers, the mere prospect of a plane crashing was indu ... More >>