Thomas Tyrrell is making his second appearance before our group. Last February, the retired international lawyer and geneaologist talked about “A View from Over There”. This time his topic will be ”An Arab Spring One Year Later” and “The British Tabloid Scandal.”

 

In 1999, Tyrrell cofounded with others in Europe and America an international trust company in Auckland, New Zealand, of which he remains a Director. His earlier background includes membership in the International Bar Association, Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners of London and an International Director of the Association of Professional Genealoogists. For ten years he worked for an International Merchant Bank in London and then for the British Government as an Advisor in the National Economic Development Office.  He has homes in the Isle of Man and in Naples since 1987.

 

Join us for this fascinating luncheon!

 

When: February 23rd at 11:30 am

Where: Hilton Hotel-Naples

To Reserve, click rsvp@naplespressclub.org. 

Price is  $20 for members/guests; $25 for non members

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At the end of 2010, only 41,600 scribes were left on the industry’s payrolls", states Alan D. Mutter in his "Reflections of a Newsosaur".

 

At the same time, the largest number of journalism students ever will be graduating next year from J-schools across the country, according to a NY Times article of 2009.Stop the Presses! Revamped Journalism Courses Attract Students..http://chronicle.com/article/Stop-the-Presses-Revamped/48497/.

 Connie Kindsvater tells us :

 One of our newer members (2011) Jeff Bruce is now the Managing Editor of the NDN! Congrats to Jeff!!  In his new job, he will have a nurturing role, working with staff to help produce the best investigative and enterprise stories that can't be found anywhere else (according to Phil Lewis).  In the article (on p. 1 of today's paper) it states that Bruce was hired in 2011 by the NDN after a national search; he's a former editor of the Dayton (OH) Daily News, a managing editor for the Austin (TX) American-Statesman, and editor-in-chief for Cox Ohio Publishing. Earlier in his career, he had various reporting and editing jobs with the Miami Herald, the Palm Beach Post, the St. Petersburg Times and the Tampa Times. He has also been a member of two Pulitzer Prize juries and a judge for national journalism, writing and photography awards. Currently, he is a journalist in residence at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, and has traveled back and forth from Naples to teach Mass Media Writing, Editing, and Feature Writing. From now on, he will teach an online course and does not plan to commute.

The NDN also announced that Phil Lewis (also one of our members), now the Executive Editor and Vice President, will continue to be responsible for newsroom operations, including the editorial and opinion pages, and will continue to head up the editorial board and will resume a weekly column.

Look for even  more  interesting and exciting events in the coming year.

New members are in bold print.

  

Donna Fiala,  President

Phil Jason, 1st VP, Administration

Paul Wachsmith ,2nd VP, Programs

Sandy Reed, Secretary

Connie Kindsvater, Treasurer

 

Denise Rochford, Editor -SCOOP

Jenny Craig, Membership 

Carole Greene, Publicity/PR 

Phil Beuth, Scholarship

Birgit Pauli-Haack, Website

Brooke Mundy, Website Assistant

 

Rhona Saunders

 

Arthur Hecht

Bill Klauber

If you have ideas for articles, info on your book signings, suggestions for future direction of the newsletter, funnies, whatever enters your mind -- send it on .

We welcome any and all input to build a better SCOOP in 2012.

 

Contact  e-mail address: lajollalulu@aol.com

That's me -  Denise G. Rochford

 

Let's hear from you soon...

 

 

The 8th Annual “Honor the Free Press Day”

 

When :   Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Where:  The Hilton Hotel, 511 Tamiami Trail North, Naples, FL

 

Doors open at 10:45 am and Luncheon is served promptly at 11:30 am.

 

Our honoree, Lt. Col. Francis J. “Bing” West, is a U.S. Marine combat veteran.  Having led over 100 combat patrols in Vietnam, he was inspired to write The Village, a classic story about counterinsurgency and on the required reading list of Commandants for 40 years.  The Marine Corps called upon Col. West to write their training manual Small Unit Action in Vietnam.  Later, as Assistant Secretary of Defense, he dealt with insurgencies in El Salvador during the Regan administration.  

 

He obtained a Bachelor of Science in biology and later a Master of Science as well. With his military service paying for college, Shawn volunteered to go to the jungles of Central American and was not disappointed with its grandeur. While there, he collected boas, scorpions, lizards and ultimately traveled around the world.

 

Falling in love with the city of Iquitos in the Amazon Basin of Peru, Shawn built a house two story thatched roof bungalow there where he “gets back to basics.” 

 Exclusive Event for Naples Press Club Members at Clive Daniel Home

Thursday, January 12, from 4:30 to 6:00 pm

 

Naples, FL 34103   

 

Wine, beverages and happy hour treats will be provided compliments of Clive Daniel Home. 

 

Naples newest professional theatre company, Shakespeare in Paradise, will also present a short presentation beginning at 5:15 pm.

 

 

Jenny Craig, NPC Membership Chairman

Connie Kindsvater, NPC Treasurer

 

Watch for the hard-copy mailing, similar to the one that you received last year. In it is all the information you need to send in your 2012 NPC Dues ($50) by the Jan. 31, 2012 deadline. In early February the new 2012 Member Yearbook will be printed, so please make certain that your information is updated and correct on the form that you'll return.

 

Dues paying NPC members will soon receive their 2012 Member cards that may be used for discounts at a number of restaurants.

 

A big thank you to Roberta Hecht for again contacting many Naples-area restaurants to update the needed discount information for you!