Extensive Enterprises Media and its media, including FloridaPolitics.com, won three statewide journalism awards Saturday night from the the Society of Professional Journalists Florida Pro Chapter, during ceremonies held in Coral Gables.
Last week, the digital geniuses at the Tampa Bay Times debuted a multimedia presentation that used animated Lego figures and constructions to tell a complicated story about a planned toll road onĀ the Howard Frankland Bridge. “How the plan to fix Tampa Bay’s most important bridge fell apart, told in Legos” fromĀ Eli Zhang, Caitlin Johnston, Anthony Cormier,Ā andĀ Martin FrobisherĀ is an absolute must-clickĀ for its combination of shoe-leather reporting andĀ “Everything Is Awesome” visualization. It’s a great read. It’s visually stunning. It’s also ā to…
Extensive Enterprises MediaĀ received three first-place awards at the 63rd annual Florida Press Club Excellence in Journalism Competition.Ā EEM took home trophies forĀ Best Independent Blog for SaintPetersBlog and Best News Website (in its class) for Florida Politics. CartoonistĀ Bill DayĀ also received special recognition for best editorial cartooning for his contributions toĀ both sites. The Florida Press Club ā made up of 38 newspapers statewide ā is a nonprofit, volunteer organization for writers, editors, photographers and other support staff who work for various news organizations…
Orlando-based politicalĀ bloggerĀ Frank TorresĀ is bringing his brand of in-depth Central Florida political coverage to Florida Politics. Torres is the latest addition to Extensive Enterprises, the new media company founded byĀ Peter Schorsch, which publishes FloridaPolitics.com, SaintPetersBlog.com, Context Florida and Sunburn, the frequent go-to digest of what’sĀ hot in Florida politics. “There’s no one more dialed-in in the Central Florida political arena than Frank,ā Schorsch said. āHe’s simply everywhere.” āWe’re extremely excited about Frank joining Florida Politics as we expand our coverage to Orlando…