NEXT WEEK | @Gardens_USF' Fall Plant Festival is almost here! Bring a friend and a wagon to explore the beautiful gardens and meet some incredible local vendors! When: Oct 12th & 13th, 9 AM - 3 PM. Where: 12210 Pine Dr. Tampa, FL 33612. See you there! 🌻🌾

Thanks UF Public Relations Department @ufjschool @ufcjcgrad for hosting me at Univ of Florida. Thanks graduate students & faculty #researchfriday loved sharing about the @covidcommbook and local journalism & pr, crisis & disaster #crisiscommunications #disaster #ruraljournalism thanks@rebeccafazer

They’re only “interviews” if they’re from the NY/DC region of the political media. Otherwise they’re just “sparkling questions.”

Happy Tuesday @aejmc members: Please make sure to check your emails to vote on important resolutions related to strengthening the DEIBJA initiates of AEJ, one of which is moving the LGBTQ+ IG to a commission — a move I’ve been grateful to lead, work on, & move toward this year.

The Tampa Bay Times has taken down its paywall for all hurricane-related coverage. Go here for live updates and emergency information on #Milton: tampabay.com/hurricane/2024…

#Florida Ron DeSantis accuses Pinellas County of locking its main dump over the weekend, requiring state troopers to open its gate by force while trying to clear debris ahead of Milton. Turns out they went to the WRONG entrance. tampabay.com/hurricane/2024… via Lawrence Mower

Biden shoots down Marjorie Taylor Greene's conspiracy theory about people controlling the weather nbcnews.com/politics/white… via @nbcnews

AEJMC’s Standing Committee on Research seeks nominations by Oct. 15 for its Nafziger-White-Salwen Dissertation Award, which recognizes excellence in Ph.D. dissertation research that demonstrates potentially significant impact and importance in the field. aejmc.com/home/wp-conten…

Dopey #Florida Ron DeSantis contends that thinking that climate change has any impact on hurricanes is as wrong as believing govt controls weather -- despite what the scientists say, tampabay.com/hurricane/2024… via Romy Ellenbogen

#Florida's own scientists say these powerful hurricanes were fueled by oceans heated up by climate change -- but you do you, Ron.

Job Alert 👇 School: Southern Methodist University SMU Position:  Assistant/Associate Professor of Journalism aejmc.org/jobads/?p=20155 #AejmcJobs #JobAd

Hard to read today’s Tampa Bay Times without tearing up. So proud of, and so grateful for, this team of relentless reporters. Front page: 📍Christopher Spata: 13 days, 2 hurricanes 📍Ian Hodgson & Max Chesnes: Rescues and record floods If you can, pls support us: project.tampabay.com/donate

Editorial: Hurricane Milton should spark #Florida to take a new approach to natural disasters. If Gov. Ron DeSantis and state lawmakers don't take action, the marketplace that conservatives and Republicans so often revere will. palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/…

10/13/24 8pm Tropical Update Now is not the time to panic about this shaded orange area. It is still TOO EARLY to tell where this one will go or how strong it will be, IF it even develops. Focus on today, and your recovery efforts. We will keep you updated. #flwx

Just a note that water samplers still need to confirm with data whether this is red tide — and just how strong it’s blooming Sampling was paused because of the storm but will be picking back up today. We’re all curious what the results will show

Check out this piece "Everything Else is Public Relations" which hit a milestone on Research Gate researchgate.net/profile/Mimi-P… via @researchgate

The invaluable Medill State of Local News report is out. Mostly very bad news, with some signs of hope. Medill Local News Initiative localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/state…

Submit abbreviated book proposals for Scholarsourcing, a joint book publishing venture w/ AEJMC and Peter Lang Publishers. Deadline is November 15, 2024. aejmc.com/home/wp-conten…

I am moving primarily to Instagram and bluesky . You can find me there under the same handle Mimi Perreault, PhD ☮️

Small-Town Newspapers Are Dying Because No One Wants to Run Them cjr.org/analysis/small…