Bloomberg by Nablia Admed December 3, 2018 Florida’s pivotal role in U.S. presidential elections could become a potential obstacle in a deal to expand a newspaper empire. As Tribune Publishing Co., owner of Florida’s Sun Sentinel, considers offers for the business, one of the potential combinations under discussion has sparked concerns that it could create a concentration […]
Hide, deny, spin, threaten: How the school district tried to mask failures that led to Parkland shooting
Sun Sentinel by Brittany Wallman, Megan O’Matz and Paula McMahon November 30, 2018 Immediately after 17 people were murdered inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the school district launched a persistent effort to keep people from finding out what went wrong. For months, Broward schools delayed or withheld records, refused to publicly assess the role of employees, spread misinformation and […]
Jacksonville City Council strikes down proposed transparency reforms
The Florida Times-Union by Christopher Hong November 27, 2018 The City Council on Tuesday struck down a package of transparency reforms that would publish emails and text messages lawmakers exchange with lobbyists and force city officials to reveal details about trips they take on the dimes of political committees, which are shrouded under existing disclosure […]