Two stories that have left an imprint on their communities took top honors Saturday as the Florida Press Club recognized the winners of its 2022 Excellence in Journalism Competition. The Sun Sentinel’s series “Crying out for Help,” earned the Club’s Frances DeVore Award for Community that comes with a $1,000 prize. The series chronicled how the paper discovered that thousands …
Congrats to the finalists in FPC’s Excellence in Journalism Competition!
Please join us in congratulating the finalists in our annual Excellence in Journalism Competition! Now, don’t go reading anything into the order of these names … who won top honors won’t be revealed until our annual gala (now in person!!) scheduled for Jan. 14, 2023 in Daytona Beach. Yes, we had a few hurricane-related snafus that delayed the timing… Hope to …
The Florida Press Club’s Annual Excellence in Journalism Contest is open!!
Here’s where you enter! And please, when you do, turn OFF your pop-up blockers! The heat is on … and it’s time to win the glory for those stories that mattered! For more than 60 years, the Florida Press Club Excellence in Journalism Competition has been recognizing the best in Florida journalism. This year, we’ve added a category that honors the …
Come celebrate the work! Professor Mike Foley to speak
Mike Foley has gone from the trenches of reporting to top positions at the St. Petersburg/Tampa Bay Times. He’s also served as a juror for the Pulitzer Prize and now works as a master lecturer at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communication. Foley will offer some of his insights into the state of the industry, Fake News …