Sticks of Fire began publishing in February of 2004. In response, the St. Pete Times cranked up “It’s Your Times” in September of 2005 as an “example of Citizen Journalism, in which readers submit content to a news organization.” The introduction sounded good, but those in charge of “It’s Your Times” never used the site [...]
Speaking of newspaper litter… On Thursday mornings, we used to find the “community” edition of the Tampa Tribune at the bottom of our driveway. We didn’t ask for it, it just showed up. The small tab with what newspaper journalists call “chicken dinner news” was not really given to you out of concern for community, but [...]
Newspapers are good at "do as I say, not as I do."
By all accounts, retired Tampa Tribune publisher H. Doyle Harvill was a hard-nosed, old-school journalist. He died on Thursday at the age of 80.
Take your St. Pete Times out of the plastic bag, and read columnist Sue Carlton's message: Retail stores should quit using plastic bags.
The Times’ David DeCamp previously reported that Pinellas Hope (Tent City) was being given a couple hundred thou by the Pinellas Housing Authority. Near the bottom was this little tidbit: The housing authority is using surplus revenue from rent at its Palm Lake Village complex. Funneling money to help the homeless is part of a [...]
The Tampa Tribune featured local musicians on the cover of last week's Friday Extra, and inside, a lineup of new releases. Although the list is not comprehensive, it may be a sign that local artists are finally getting some deserved recognition.
Circulation figures are in, and like newspapers nationwide, the number of daily subscribers are dropping like rocks. According to the story at the Business Journal, the St. Pete Times lost more than 10% of its subscribers in the past year, while the Tampa Tribune is down almost 19% for daily subscriptions. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune lost most than [...]
The Oracle did a good job getting information out yesterday as threats were reported and how police and students responded over at USF yesterday. Coverage included 28 twitter updates and nine blog entries, keeping their readers informed in real time. Meanwhile, the professionals did things the way they always do.
