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As Local News Outlets Shutter, Rural America Suffers Most

November 3, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Amid the steady decline in local news, some states are considering stepping in to support the Fourth Estate. But critics worry that doing so might undermine the press’s role as a government watchdog.

Latest Florida Newspaper Layoffs Claim Lloyd Dunkelberger of Tallahassee and Recount Fame

July 11, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Following the latest round of reporter layoffs, they will be replaced, if at all, by younger, cheaper bodies who have not necessarily been taught the difference between putting bylines on news releases and honest reporting, writes Florence Snyder.

Alone Among 50 States, Florida’s Ban on Prison Newspaper Is Upheld

September 1, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Florida Corrections officials have censored the publications for six years, objecting to certain ads and calling them a security risk. No other state prison system agrees.

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.

1-Year-Old Child of Bankrupt Company Buys News-Journal and Halifax Media for $280 Million

November 21, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

New York-based New Media Investment Group bought the Daytona Beach News Journal and Halifax Media’s three dozen newspapers for $280 million in cash today. New Media is a publicly traded company that owns 402 small to mid-size community publications.

Bloodbath at Deteriorating Tallahassee Democrat Is Newspapers’ Latest For-Profit Suicide

October 15, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The story of the Tallahassee Democrat’s decomposition is a deeper cautionary tale on how monopoly media can turn a vibrant, growing community into a cloistered cultural backwater.

Jeff Bezos’s Post-It Note To Self: Rekindle American Journalism

August 7, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Unlike the sort of vulgar ad men who’ve taken over most newspapers since the 1990s, slicking up newsprint with more hair gel than ink, Bezos knows the value of a sentence. He’s shown healthy contempt for the forces of the market, which are equal parts poison and speed to innovation.