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Thank You for Record 7.6 Million Visits to FlaglerLive in 2017: A Review of a Disordered Year

January 1, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

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FlaglerLive Editor Pierre Tristam reviews a year of record murders, record fatalities, disappointments in Palm Coast, but a sheriff’s great year, and new readership records for the site.

Jim Landon’s Fake News

March 3, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

Who's scripting whom? Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland and City Manager Jim Landon. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast Manager Jim Landon’s plans for a “scripted” weekly radio infomercial hosted by Mayor Milissa Holland demeans the mayor, the council and her listeners. If Holland is to do a show, it should be on her unscripted terms.

The Fundamentalists Next Door

May 24, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 71 Comments

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It is up to the citizens of Flagler County–no matter your political persuasion or your party affiliation, your social views and religious beliefs–not to allow the voices of ignorance and intolerance decide what information you are permitted to consume.

Major Layoffs Hit News-Journal and Ex-Halifax Chain 3 Months After GateHouse Takes Over

March 4, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Four newsroom employees lost their job and seven employees lost theirs in advertising. The Flagler Bureau, down to three reporters, is about to lose another as Natalie Kronicks leaves to join the Flagler County government’s communications office, coordinating marketing efforts.

The FBI’s Palm Coast Visit and Jim Landon’s Accuracy Problem

February 4, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Palm Coast City Manager Jim Landon Tuesday accused local media of mis-characterizing the FBI’s recent interview of two city officials, but it was Landon who distorted the record and derided the local press in a way he never would dare—or that council members should never tolerate—if he were referring to any other local business.

A Heartfelt Thank You To Brian McMillan and Flagler County

February 14, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

On the beat: Brian McMillan, right, with Will Raulerson of the Florida Forestry Service, at the Seminole Woods Boulevard fire earlier this week. (c FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast Observer Editor Brian McMillan surprised FlaglerLive Editor Pierre Tristam with a moving, supportive column this week, illustrating the contrast between the two competitors, and the true meaning of community.

Eighteen Months In, Palm Coast Observer Retrenches Back to Once a Week

September 25, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

After scoring a series of successes in the Daytona Beach News-Journal’s backyard and launching an ambitious effort to go head-to-head with the twice-weekly News-Tribune a little over a year and a half ago, the Palm Coast Observer is doing what most newspapers have had to do to survive: it’s cutting back.

News-Journal Slows Circulation Decline While Other Newspapers Tout Web Editions’ Growth

May 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The decline, while slower than in previous years, continued at the Daytona Beach News-Journal, with average weekday circulation falling to 2.3 percent in the period ending March 31, and 1.5 percent on Sundays.

News-Journal Re-Opening Flagler Bureau, in St. Joe’s Center, as Newspaper War Intensifies

January 20, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The News-Journal’s 2,400-square-foot office in the St. Joe’s Business Park is less than a quarter the size of its old bureau on SR100, closed three years ago, and a concession that it can no longer address its Flagler competition–including a weekly newspaper and three radio stations–long distance.

From WNZF to Beach-FM to Easy Oldies: Flagler Broadcasting Launches New Station

September 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The addition of Easy Oldies at 100.7 on the FM dial pioneers a new genre, according to station manager David Ayres, that does away with the “oldy moldy” stuff and appeals to alpha boomers.

FlaglerLive Idle As We Switch To a More Powerful Server. Meanwhile, Please Help.

June 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

In a letter to readers, FlaglerLive.com Board Chairman Merrill Shapiro says the switch is compelled by growing volumes of readers. He asks you to pledge regular financial contributions to FlaglerLive to ensure the kind of reporting you’ve come to depend on.

How Flagler County Is Controlling The Public’s Right To Know The Latest On the Fires

June 10, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 29 Comments

Information can go up in smoke, too. (© FlaglerLive)

On County Administrator Craig Coffey’s orders, the 9:30 a.m. daily “stakeholder’s meeting” on the fires, which includes all agencies and governments involved, politicians, and even members of the public, is closed to media.

WNZF’s David Ayres Hanging Up on “Open Lines” to Make Room for Rush and Beck Live

January 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

After hosting “Open Lines” for two years, and with Rush Limbaugh coming on, WNZF General manager David Ayres is shuffling the station’s lineup. He’ll host a weekly Saturday show.

News-Journal Circulation Plummets 10% in First 6 Months Under New Ownership

January 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

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The News-Journal circulation has fallen by more than 41,000 copies, or 39 percent since 2005 though its recent, accelerating decline is far steeper than losses the newspaper industry is experiencing across the country.

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