Legal Update

• Legislative Report – Week 4
  staff report, Florida Press Association

  Here is a run-down of some of the bills of interest moving through the legislature this year. The first two relate to legal notice and the (more…)

• House panel kills bill to move foreclosure notices to web
  by Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida

  Despite the sponsor’s plea to move out of the “horse and buggy days,” a House panel Tuesday killed a bill that could have (more…)

Association News

• Local Media Revenue Summit – May 9-11
  staff report, Florida Press

  Big, Bold & Innovative Revenue Ideas – Guaranteed. Brought to you by The Blinder Group, Local Media Association and the Florida Press Association. (more…)

• The Better Weekly Newspaper contest deadline is Feb. 17
  staff report, Florida Press

  The Florida Press Association’s annual Better Weekly Newspaper contest deadline is fast approaching. With less than three weeks (more…)

• FPA gets social
  staff report, Florida Press

  FPA recently jumped into the world of social networking with the launch of the Florida Press Association (more…)

• Growing Your Circulation Conference – Apr. 12-13
  staff report, Florida Press

  Save the date for this opportunity to meet with circulation leaders and learn new methods and exchange ideas about growing circulation. (more…)

• Execution press witnesses sought
  staff report, Florida Press

  Governor Rick Scott has signed a death warrant for inmate Robert Waterhouse who committed his crime in Pinellas County (more…)

Industry News

• Growth trend continues for newspaper websites; more visitors stayed longer in Q4 2011 vs. 2010
  press release, NAA

  Newspaper websites in the fourth quarter of 2011 averaged more than 111 million monthly unique visitors, an (more…)

• American Press Institute merges with Newspaper Association of America Foundation
  press release, NAA

  The American Press Institute (API) and the Newspaper Association of America Foundation (NAAF) announced (more…)

• Miami Herald Media Co. moving headquarters to Doral complex
  by Elaine Walker, The Miami Herald

  The Miami Herald Media Company announced plans Thursday (Jan. 26, 2012) to move its headquarters to a Doral building that (more…)

Newsmakers

• After decades, journo still covers Fla. legislature
  by Noah Adams, National Public Radio

  Seventy-one-year-old journalist Lucy Morgan is an institution in Florida. This was the 46th Florida (more…)

• The Herald-Tribune announces recent appointments
  staff report, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

  The Herald-Tribune has named Ron Belyea as advertising manager and promoted Pattie Zarfos to digital sales supervisor. (more…)

• Tampa Bay Times names Mike Wilson managing editor, announces other promotions
  staff report, Tampa Bay Times

  Mike Wilson has been named managing editor of the Tampa Bay Times, part of a newsroom (more…)

• AP CEO Tom Curley to retire
  press release, Associated Press

  Tom Curley, president and CEO of The Associated Press since 2003, will step down this year (more…)

Special Features

• Webinar: Extending Ad Campaigns – Feb. 16
  staff report, Online Media Campus

  With the new year upon us, many people are hopping on treadmills to lose weight. But in order to generate the kind of revenue (more…)

• Webinar: MAXimize Your Postage Savings and Delivery – Mar. 1
  staff report, Online Media Campus

  Learn tricks of the trade to cut costs, improve delivery and stay out of trouble under a struggling Postal Service. (more…)