Based on government reports, Florida for-profit newspapers endured serious circulation erosion in 2017. And these declines appear to be continuing in 2018. Daily newspapers use independent carriers to deliver most of their papers. But newspapers that also use the Post Office to deliver copies must file PS Form 3526 to remain eligible for cheaper periodical […]
After the US Attorney issued a statement saying the investigation into the Leon School Board and Jackie Pons had ended without charges, Pons talked to Tallahassee Democrat reporter Jeff Burlew. Burlew asked Pons what his next steps were with regards to the infamous notebook. Pons said he wants to get the truth out. “Does that […]
Less than ten days before the August 28 primary elections, the Gannett corporation owned Tallahassee Democrat gave local Democrat Party candidates free advertising by publishing the party affiliations of all candidates running for nonpartisan offices. In theory, in nonpartisan elections the goal is for candidates to be judged on her or his own merits rather […]
Amid a national debate over bias media coverage, the Tallahassee Democrat took the time to write a story about 30 protesters calling for the end to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) department. ICE is the government agency responsible for securing borders. The article covered more than half a page in the Sunday edition of the […]
Days before a vote by the Leon County Commission on the Children’s Services Council (CSC), the Tallahassee Democrat reported there were eight CSC’s in the state of Florida and that Leon County could become the ninth. However, this is incorrect. To date, nine Florida counties have created CSC’s that invest property tax dollars in the […]
On Friday the Tallahassee Democrat published a 1,500 word defense of a $10,000 charge to Mayor Andrew Gillum’s office to publish stories favorable to a Gillum initiative. The relationship was discovered and reported by Tallahassee Reports. Editor William Hatfield authored the article and said the Tallahassee Democrat responded to TR’s findings “because we saw journalists […]
Campaign reports reveal that two of the businesses featured in Tallahassee Democrat articles, that were paid for by Mayor Andrew Gillum’s office, were also major donors to Andrew Gillum’s campaign for governor. TR has previously reported that Mayor Andrew Gillum’s office negotiated with the Tallahassee Democrat to publish ten stories favorable to Andrew Gillum’s “Friendly […]
An investigation by Tallahassee Reports has determined that just one month after he announced he would run for governor of Florida, Mayor Andrew Gillum’s office negotiated with the Tallahassee Democrat to publish ten stories favorable to a Gillum initiative. The ten stories were written by Tallahassee Democrat journalist TaMaryn Waters and highlighted Gillum’s “Family Friendly […]
According to public records, Mayor Andrew Gillum’s office purchased $3,750 in advertising from the Tallahassee Democrat on January 8, 2018. This purchase of advertising by the Mayors Office was ten days before the Democrat published an article – which included a cropped picture -about Gillum breaking ties with friend and city lobbyist Adam Corey TR […]
Tallahassee Reports has obtained a copy of a picture that the Tallahassee Democrat cropped in return for an interview with Andrew Gillum. The picture, shown below, verifies our previous report on the subject. The cropped picture -taken in New York – accompanied an article authored by Tallahassee Democrat reporter Jeffrey Schweers back in March. The […]