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Entries Tagged as 'Jan Norris'

Here’s my inaugural column for Florida Weekly’s…

October 14th · No Comments · Florida Weekly

… Palm Beach Gardens & Jupiter edition, my latest freelancing gig. Vol., No. 1 debuted last night during reception at Robb & Stuckey where guests included such folks as PBC Clerk of Courts & Comptroller Sharon Bock. For years Florida Weekly has been producing award-winning west coast editions delighting readers in Fort Myers, Naples and […]

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Are ‘hyperlocals’ replacing traditional newspapers?

July 26th · No Comments · news media, South Florida Times, The Coastal Star

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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Vocus report on State of the Media: It’s Really, Really Bad

February 24th · No Comments · Newspapers

“Take your Prozac before reading,” said my former Palm Beach Post and now blogging buddy Jan Norris. Problem is all I take is the occasional vitamin. But you, Dear Reader, have been forewarned regarding David Weir’s sobering analysis of which Jan alerted me and other former Posties. Jan also notes: “There are, however, success stories, […]

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