Over the past year, press coverage out of Washington, D.C., has gone through some significant changes. The White House and Pentagon have imposed new restrictions on reporter access. And some major news organizations have scaled back their presence considerably in the nation’s capital. All of this is happening at a time when we need thorough,…
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Oviedo Community News joins six local news partners to provide voters with nonpartisan candidate information ahead of Aug. 18 primary election Oviedo, Fla. (July. 30, 2026) — Oviedo Community News launched its 2026 voter guide as part of the News Collaborative of Central Florida (NCCF), a collective of independent local news outlets and aligned partners working toward a…
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News Collaborative of Central Florida (NCCF), a collective of independent local news outlets and aligned partners working toward a more informed and engaged Central Florida, is announcing the next phase in its evolving service to the region. NCCF launched publicly in Jan. 2025 to collaborate on reporting about the local impacts of Florida’s Unauthorized Public…
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Submitted By: Bill and Rita Barker, cofounders of Barker Strategic Solutions, LLC In a wide-ranging conversation among newspaper industry leaders at the annual Florida Media Conference in Port Charlotte, Florida, on Thursday, July 31, 2025, a shared purpose and vision emerged for the future of local journalism—one rooted in deep community connection, operational efficiency, and…
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Amid a mountain of bad bills before the Florida Legislature this year, there are a few glimmers of hope—small and easy to miss. One of them concerns your right to know what your government is doing, and it exists in part because lawmakers themselves are slowly realizing that they themselves are not getting the information…
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Community Newspapers, Inc., has promoted Todd Wilson to Southeast Regional Publisher, a position that will oversee all of the company’s Florida newspaper holdings plus the newspaper in St. Marys, Ga., CNI President Mark W. Major announced Monday. The Southeast Region includes the Lake City Reporter, the News-Leader of Fernandina Beach, the Nassau County Record of…
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It’s hard to say good-bye It has been an honor and privilege to serve you and our community for the past 30 years. I am proud to have been the steward of Florida’s oldest newspaper and involved in such an incredible community. I want to thank our amazing and loyal readers. Without our readers this…
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Colleagues, For nearly 40 years the First Amendment Foundation has fought for open government and access to public records, often working side-by-side with reporters and newspapers as they struggled to get information that those in power sought to keep in the shadows. Once upon a time such abuses were rare. Unfortunately, these trends are far more common and…
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Colleagues, For nearly 40 years the First Amendment Foundation has fought for open government and access to public records, often working side-by-side with reporters and newspapers as they struggled to get information that those in power sought to keep in the shadows. Once upon a time such abuses were rare. Unfortunately, these trends are far…
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For Immediate Release For more information, contact: Layne Bruce lbruce@mspress.org Missouri Press executive elected NAM president DENVER — The executive director of the Missouri Press Association was elected president of Newspaper Association Managers, Inc. (NAM), during the group’s 100th Annual Summer Conference Aug. 4 in Denver, the city where the organization was founded in…
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