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IMPACT National Conference 2012

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:35:02 -0500

Start: 03/29/2012 - 00:00

End: 04/01/2012 - 00:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

The IMPACT Conference is historically the largest gathering in the country focused on the civic engagement of college students in community service, service learning, community-based research, advocacy and other forms of social action.

Florida Files Suit Against Arbitron, Alleges Bias

Stevie Converse — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:21:42 -0400

Full article: Business Journal of South Florida
Florida has become the latest state to file a lawsuit against Arbitron, the largest media ratings company in the United States, in an effort to stop the release of what the state attorney general calls "flawed radio station ratings."

Florida Legislature Moves Forward Deregulation of Landline Phone Rates

Stevie Converse — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:18:25 -0400

Full article: Fierece Telecom
Doug Mohney
The Florida Senate's General Government Appropriations Committee approved a version of a deregulation bill to stop state oversight of landline rates and customer service. Two Florida House panels have approved a similar bill.

Florida Proposal to Deregulate Could Hike Phone Bills

Stevie Converse — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:58:39 -0400

Full article: Orlando Sentinel
Josh Hafenbrack
In a potential victory for telecom giants, Florida legislators are moving to deregulate landline phone service, allowing carriers to raise rates 10 percent a year with no state oversight. Bills are now sailing through the House and Senate.

Adapting Journalism to the New News Ecology

Stevie Converse — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:35:03 -0500

Start: 02/28/2009 - 23:00

End: 03/03/2009 - 23:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

Some 15,000 U.S. journalists have left theire jobs in the last couple of years. The New News Ecology means new jobs, new tools, new relationships, new businesses.

3 Top Florida Papers Extend Content Sharing -- With News Produced by J-School Students

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:45:33 -0500

Full article: Editor & Publisher
Mark Fitzgerald
South Florida's three largest daily newspapers are about to announce a new initiative in their three-month-old content-sharing arrangement, the launching of a news service with print and digital articles produced by Florida International University journalism students.

Fla. Agreement Sheds New Light on Comcast Cut-Off Policies

Stevie Converse — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:02:51 -0400

Full article: Public Knowledge
Art Brodsky
Prior to setting a cap on the amount of bandwidth a high-volume customer could use before having service terminated, Comcast instead cut off a set number of users regardless of how much bandwidth they used, according to documents released by the Florida Attorney General.

The Comcast Bandwidth Cap -- Blame Florida (and Lack of Competition and Refusal to Upgrade).

Stevie Converse — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:59:23 -0400

Full article: Wet Machine
Harold Feld
Comcast agreed to clarify its cap as part of a settlement with the Florida Attorney General's office. Apparently, the Florida Attorney General also thought a policy that simply shut off the top 1000 users every month regardless of actual use or congestion did not meet proper standards of consumer protection or "reasonable network management."

Freedom Consolidating 10 Florida Papers

Stevie Converse — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:15:33 -0400

Full article: Associated Press
Freedom Communications is consolidating printing and some news operations at its 10 Panhandle newspapers.

Comcast Pays Florida $150K for Misleading Consumers

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:48:32 -0400

Full article: Broadband Reports
Karl Bode
After being investigated by the state of Florida for booting users without making service limits clear, Comcast divulged that the company has actually been booting the top 1,000 users without regard to consumption total.