Tag Archive | "Florida Society of News Editors"

Public Money in Private Ventures? We Taxpayers Want to Look at the Books


José Javier Rodriguez: As part of Sunshine Week, a state representative calls for greater transparency of Florida’s economic development incentives.

Published in Government, Open Records

Redaction Causes Delays in Accessing Court Files


Mark Schneider: A statewide review, directed by the Florida Society of News Editors as part of Sunshine Week, found that new privacy requirements are slowing down public access to court records.

Published in Government, Open Records

FCIR Wins Eight FSNE Awards


The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting won eight awards in the Florida Society of News Editors’ annual statewide journalism competition, including FCIR’s first awards for Spanish-language journalism.

Published in Blog, Journalism

Scott’s Missing E-Mails Prompt FDLE Probe


Ralph De La Cruz: Gov. Rick Scott’s discomfort with public records has been evident from the beginning of his term. Now, FDLE is investigating whether e-mails were illegally deleted.

Published in Blog, Government, Open Records

A Bit of Sunshine Returns to Florida


Ralph De La Cruz: After a seven-month face-off with the media over records and access, Gov. Rick Scott seems to have finally blinked.

Published in Blog, Journalism, Open Records

FCIR Wins Three Awards in FSNE Journalism Contest


The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting competed in Division C with newspapers whose daily circulations are under 50,000.

Published in Blog, Journalism

FCIR Associate Director Joins FSNE Board


Mc Nelly Torres is the first Latina to serve on the board of the Florida Society of News Editors.

Published in Blog, Journalism

Sunshine Week: Local Governments Complying With Public Records Laws


A statewide test that requested information from local governments showed that most are complying with Florida’s public records law, a major improvement over past years when most did not.

Published in Government, Open Records

Sunshine Week: Editorial Cartoons


Two Florida editorial cartoonists comment on Gov. Rick Scott’s relationship with the news media.

Published in Government, Open Records


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