“And lastly I give back generously by creating jobs and providing opportunities for those that will follow me. Having wealth is nice but I believe to truly be successful you have to give something back.” An aunt had a restaurant in Belle Glade; she worked there. An uncle was foreman for a labor camp; she [...]
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Taylor takes on new assignment
July 24th · 1 Comment · Martin Luther King Jr., Priscilla Taylor, South Florida Times
Not just any local politician could have snagged Gov. Charlie Crist as keynote speaker for an annual Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast two years ago in West Palm Beach. Neither of them likely anticipated that two years later, Gov. Crist would be appointing then-state Rep. Priscilla Taylor to fill the District 7 vacancy on the Palm [...]
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News Ombudsmen, newspapers, news journalism declining in U.S. — even while surging abroad
July 12th · No Comments · ONO, Organization of News Ombudsmen, Palm Beach Arts Paper, Palm Beach Post, South Florida Times, Stockholm, Sweden, The Coastal Star, The New York Times, Washington Post
From our recent Washington, D.C. conference of the world’s news ombudsmen, I came away thinking that we members of the international Organization of News Ombudsmen don’t have The Answer for newspapers either. At least, not here in the USA. Our group’s president, Stephen Pritchard, reported that since last year’s meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, U.S. newspapers [...]
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Are ‘hyperlocals’ replacing traditional newspapers?
July 26th · No Comments · South Florida Times, The Coastal Star, news media
Time weighs in with another update on a question that no matter where I go, comes up as soon as folks become aware of my news journalism background — “What’s happening to our newspaper(s)?” A nod to Jan Norris, mother hen to a bunch of us former Palm Beach Posties, for the alert on the Times piece. [...]
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