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Weaver joined WLRN's South Florida Roundup host Tim Padgett on Friday to talk about his career and the latest layoffs at the Herald and El Nuevo Herald.

The McClatchy newspaper chain has made significant layoffs at The Miami Herald and other papers, cutting over 90 unionized journalists across 17 publications. This accounts for about 30 percent of McClatchy's unionized workforce.

The two Miami news outlets were recognized for their joint investigative package, "Killer Train," which exposed systemic safety failures and a staggering death toll along Florida’s Brightline higher-speed rail corridor.

Monday's night's also honored acclaimed Miami Herald investigative reporter Julie K. Brown, who received this year’s Alberto Ibargüen Excellence in Journalism Award — a special distinction reserved for an outstanding journalist and leader.

These Riviera Beach high school students are trained and paid to cover their hometown as journalists — part of a program through local outlet Stet News. "It’s very impactful,” one junior said.

Sham news sites are increasingly common in Florida and across the country, a dangerous development for American democracy

Argentine President Javier Milei expelled the press corps from the Casa Rosada, marking a significant escalation in his administration's attacks on traditional news outlets that mirror the tactics of his ideological ally, U.S. President Donald Trump. Milei's spokesperson claims the move was a response to unauthorized footage aired by a local TV channel.

Florida International University is holding a critical conversation on the the future of the First Amendment, partnering with Georgetown University’s Free Speech Project to host "Free Speech: A Florida Dialogue," a symposium tackling today's most "pressing challenges to free speech."

TelevisaUnivision announced on Monday that Mr. Ramos and the network had mutually agreed not to renew his contract.

In recent weeks, Venezuelan journalists have found innovative ways to keep independent journalism alive — that's after the country's recent presidential election made the job of doing journalism even more difficult.

WLRN won two first place awards and was named the overall winner of the radio division of the prestigious 2024 Green Eyeshade Awards, which recognizes journalistic excellence media outlets in 11 southeastern states.

A decade after Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez led a gutsy drive to establish an independent news outlet on the communist island, 14ymedio is eyeing the next 10 years.