Events

Hear from the 2021 Tampa Bay Times Teacher of the Year about the important role newspapers play in Florida Schools. Presenter: Elizabeth Crawley, Tampa Bay Times Teacher of the year, Seminole High

Learn how NIE can bring new readers, new revenue, and new opportunities to your organization. Presenter: Jodi Pushkin, NIE Manager, Tampa Bay Times

Becoming the best in class…how did they set themselves up for success? Speakers: » Jamie Rich, Publisher, Flamingo Magazine; » John Thomason, Managing Editor, Boca Raton & Delray Beach Magazine Moderator: » Calibe Thompson, Creative Director, Island Syndicate & Blondie...

Selling to the C-Suite is a whole different ball game from selling to SMBs. This session will give you tips and skills to hit more homeruns with corporate prospects and clients. Speaker: » Amy Impara-Gregory, President, Sales Transformation, Now Inc.

Speakers: » Peter Lamb, CEO, Lamb Consulting » Tracy Oswald, VP, Sales & Learning Development, USA Today » Bill Barker, CEO, Barker Solutions

Speaker: » Craig Pittman, Author

Installation of officers

FPA Awards Lunch & Dessert Hall of Fame FPF Leadership Class Officer Installation

Learn tips and techniques on how to build a successful editorial team, content, working with what you have and how to manage resources. Speakers: » Susan Burns, Editor in Chief, Sarasota Magazine » Jennifer Hunt Murty, Owner & Publisher, Magnolia...

What is a professional or personal “brand” and why do I need one? In this highly interactive session, Leadership Brand Expert, Tracy Oswald, helps break down the power of YOUR brand!

Learn strategies for capturing digital subscribers. Panelists: » Amalie Nash, Senior VP Local News and Audience Development, USA Today Network » Josh Gillin, Senior Editor of Digital, Tampa Bay Times » Julie Anderson, Editor-in-Chief, Sun Sentinel Media Group and Orlando...

Panelists: » Paul Hawkes, Counsel, Marsy’s Law Florida » Pamela Marsh, President, First Amendment Foundation » Bob Gualtieri, Sheriff, Pinellas County » Mark R. Caramanica, Thomas & LoCicero PL Moderator: » Samuel Morley, General Counsel, Florida Press Association

Hear from the people whose stories we’ve told. Panelists: » Erica Van Buren, Reporter, Daytona Beach News Journal and story subject Mykal Tairu, Owner of Midtown Laundry » Annie Blanks, Reporter, Pensacola News-Journal and Rebecca Swindle

Welcome by Gerry Mulligan, FPF Silent Auction Raffle with Exhibitors

This session will focus on how to move forward and grow during challenging times. Speakers: » Gregory Enns, Publisher & Editor, Indian River Magazine » Kelley Lavin, Group Publisher, Sarasota Magazine

This session will take a close look at the challenges facing destination marketing organizations and how mutually beneficial media partnerships can create solutions. Speaker: » Virginia J. Haley, President, Visit Sarasota County

Panelists: » Hollis Towns, VP of local news initiatives for USA Network and Atlantic Regional Editor » Dana Banker, Managing Editor, South Florida Sun Sentinel » Rick Hirsch, Managing Editor, Miami Herald

Keynote: Mike Blinder, Publisher, E&P Magazine   Panel of top media executives take a deep dive into the future of our industry. Panelists: Mark Adams, CEO, Adams Publishing Group; Terry Duffy, Regional Publisher, Palm Beach Media; Terry Jimenez, former CEO...

2021 FSNE Journalism Contest Awards FSNE Annual Meeting & Officer Installation 2021 Parker Thomson Media Award Keynote: Susan Page, Washington Bureau Chief, USA Today

Donald was chosen as this year’s Grand Prize Tampa Bay Times Teacher of the Tear Winner because of his use of the newspaper to teach students about core civics concepts. Throughout the year, he uses the news stories, editorials and...

This session will review the who, what, why, when and how strategies of how newspaper in education programs across Florida can use FPES’ 501(c)(3) status to earn money for their programs.

NIEonline works with newspapers in support of their independent Newspaper In Education programs. NIEonline’s classroom resources and other innovative materials provide new ways for teachers to use newspapers as a “living textbook” in their classrooms while helping to build repeat...

Sometimes staying relevant means getting back to basics: building future readers. This session will focus on the basics of making newspapers and the news relevant for today’s young people and how to reach out to teachers, school districts and parents...