Florida Press Club

26/02/2025

Where should we hold our next Florida Press Club awards event? Let us know!

04/02/2025

03/02/2025

Congrats to Talk Media!! And thanks for the notice!

Talk Media's local online publications won five awards at this year’s Florida Press Club event on February 1 in Ocala, Florida.

03/02/2025

Thank you to all who came to celebrate award-winning work!

Congrats to the winners of the 2023-24 Florida Press Club Excellence in Journalism Competition Anne Geggis February 1, 2025 Uncategorized OCALA — The Villages Daily Sun was honored with the Florida Press Club’s top award at its annual gala Saturday night for its coverage of the aftermath of Hurr...

01/02/2025

01/02/2025

A Florida Press Club Primer.
Good Luck to all award winners tonight in Ocala..

06/01/2025

Poignant remembrance of a disappeared era from FPC member Joe Capozzi. https://www.byjoecapozzi.com/post/homage-to-a-local-newspaper-dynasty-after-112-years-lake-worth-herald-publishes-final-issue?fbclid=IwY2xjawHo5BFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQs8dYYVHke6CjNFl-2zjFP_0b0TPuC2WRXyY4w-8hJ_EUrzWhNJHSGcUg_aem_0fX70qNPvzeH-FpirQ6y2w

JUST ABOUT EVERY week since 1912, the Lake Worth Herald rolled off the presses and into mailboxes and shop racks, delivering local headlines, event listings and, when warranted, sharp jabs at city leaders, courtesy in recent decades of “Pelican Pete,” the weekly’s satirical columnist. That rem...

25/11/2024

Thank you to all who entered! You are ALL winners, as far as we're concerned, considering how chronicling the Sunshine State is its own reward! Right?

Please see the list of finalists and send corrections via chat. Apologies for any misspellings or assignment to the wrong publication or errant hyphen in places they shouldn't be (we've been a bit bleary-eyed lately).
Don't read anything into the order of names below!
First, second and third places are to be revealed at the annual gala, scheduled for Feb. 1 2025 at the Ocala Hilton. We will be gathering for food, fellowship and fun to celebrate the work.
More details to follow!

In the meantime, please join us in congratulating the finalists!

Congratulations to the finalists of the 2023-24 Florida Press Club Excellence in Journalism Competition Anne Geggis November 24, 2024 Contest Thank you to all who entered! You are ALL winners, as far as we’re concerned, considering how chronicling the Sunshine State is its own reward! Right? Pleas...

17/09/2024

Another twist in the story of last year's Frances DeVore-winning story. (Gift link)

A Fort Lauderdale man finishing up a five-year federal prison sentence on fraud charges will head straight to the Broward Main Jail when he is released to face 13 counts of human trafficking, s*x t…

21/07/2024

You got that story so now it’s time to win the glory! The Florida Press Club’s 2024 Excellence in Journalism Competition is now open!
For more than 60 years, the contest has been recognizing the best in Florida Journalism. Its top prize, the Frances DeVore Award for Public Service, is one of the most rewarding in the state!
Our categories honor excellence in day-to-day coverage and stories that left a mark and everything in between! Honorees like stories about the Jacksonville public utility sale and aging condos haven’t lost their legs yet.
Your photography, layout, writing and online work are eligible if it was produced in the Sunshine State and published between June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024.
Online-only entries are accepted in every category, except for layout.
You can enter here. Click on “Create your Open Call account” after entering your email and password to get started. Or, if you’ve entered before, enter your email and password.
More details about the categories are available here. Directions on how to load entries onto the Better Newspaper Contest platform are here.
The deadline is Sept. 9. Don’t wait until deadline hits!

07/06/2024

Award-winning travel writer and FPC member Mary Ann DeSantis journeyed far with her keyboard.

View Mary Ann DeSantis's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

04/06/2024

THIS is how you write a daily story! Susannah Bryan nails it.

Attorneys have filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city of Fort Lauderdale over police’s response to a protest on May 31, 2020, in which tear gas and rubber bullets were used.

03/06/2024

HELP WANTED at one of our member organizations: An indy, The Coastal Star, is seeking a municipal reporter for the coastal area of southern Palm Beach County. This position will cover one large city and 2-3 small towns in a distribution area that encompasses three large cities and seven small towns. Although covering commission meetings and reporting on local government is central to the position, feature and enterprise reporting are an important part of the job. Flexibility is key to success in our collegial work environment. Experience with multi-media reporting is a plus, but not essential. We are a monthly, print-first community newspaper.
Our news organization focuses on community reporting micro-targeted to our coastal market. We’re looking for an experienced reporter with knowledge of how governments operate and not afraid of filing public record requests. Daily newspaper retirees are encouraged to apply.
Our work environment is casual and hours are flexible. Time off is also flexible once approved by supervisor. The ability to meet or beat deadlines is essential.
Employee can request to be a 1099 employee or let company handle tax filing. There are no health or retirement benefits.
Our award-winning, community newspaper has been working hard to keep local government honest and readers informed for the past 15 years. If you are interested in being a part of our team, please send your resume and writing samples with “reporting position” in the subject line to: [email protected]
We hope to fill the position before August 2024.

03/06/2024

Great story about subversives taking action!

After the state said its bridges will be lit red, white and blue all summer, LGBTQ supporters used rainbow-colored flashlights on Main Street bridge.