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Florida Newspaper History Bibliography (Online Sources)
By David Shedden (More articles by this author)
Library Director, Poynter Institute
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CONTENTS

Online Resources:
-- Florida
-- Florida Newspaper Journalism

Books (and other print materials):
-- Florida
-- Journalism

ONLINE RESOURCES -- FLORIDA

Archives Florida

A Brief History of Florida (Florida OCHP) 

Central Florida Memory

Florida Archives and Manuscripts Repositories by City

Florida Collection (Jacksonville Public Library)

Florida Dream Website (Florida Humanities Council)

Florida Electronic Library (including Florida on Florida)

Florida Facts and History (Florida OCHP)

Florida Heritage Collection (PALMM)

Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Florida Humanities Council
(FHC Radio)

Florida Library Association

Florida Memory Project (Florida State Archives)

Florida Moving Image Archive (Louis Wolfson II Archive)

Florida Multitype Library Cooperatives
Central Florida Library Cooperative (CFLC)
Northeast Florida Library Information Network (NEFLIN)
Panhandle Library Access Network (PLAN) 
Southeast Florida Library Information Network (SEFLIN)
Southwest Florida Library Network (SWFLN)
Tampa Bay Library Consortium (TBLC)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Florida State Genealogical Society

Florida Studies Center (USF Tampa)

Florida Studies Program (USF St. Petersburg)

Florida Women's Hall of Fame

H-Florida Discussion Network

Heritage Village Library and Archives

Historical Museum of Southern Florida

History of Brooksville
(St. Petersburg Times Special Report, October 2006)

Links to Florida Libraries (State Library of Florida)

Links to Florida Museums (FAM)

Museum of Florida History

MyFlorida.com

Office of Cultural and Historical Programs

PALMM

P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
University of Florida, Gainesville

"Real Florida" columns by Jeff Klinkenberg
(St. Petersburg Times)

Samuel Proctor Oral History Program

Society of Florida Archivists

Special Collections
Florida A&M University
Florida Atlantic University
Florida State University Library
University of Central Florida
University of Florida
University of Miami
University of North Florida
University of South Florida
University of West Florida
State Library and Archives of Florida
 
State Library of Florida

Tampa Bay History Center

Top 50 Most Important Floridians of the 20th Century
(Lakeland Ledger, 1998)

UF Digital Collections

USF Digital Collections

ONLINE RESOURCES -- FLORIDA NEWSPAPER JOURNALISM

Florida Digital Newspaper Library
University of Florida Digital Collections

Florida Journalism History Project
Compiled by Patrick Reakes, University of Florida.

Florida Newspaper Chronology (1900-1910)
Compiled by David Shedden. (This is a large pdf file.)

Florida Newspaper Chronology (1783-2000)
Compiled by David Shedden. (This is a large pdf file.)

Florida Newspaper Hall of Fame (Florida Press Association)

Florida Newspaper Project
Florida Newspaper Project - Search Form

Florida Photographic Collection (State Archives)
Search: "News photographers"
Search: "Newspaper buildings"
Search: "Newspaper carriers"
Search: "Newspaper editors"
Search: "Newspaper employees"
Search: "Newspaper layout and typography"
Search: "Newspaper presses"
Search: "Newspaper vendors"
Search: "Newspapers"
Search: "Newsprint"

Florida Press Association

Florida Press Club

Florida Society of Newspaper Editors

Knauss, James Owen. Territorial Florida Journalism.
Deland: Florida State Historical Society, 1926.
(Digitized from original source held at University of Florida)

List of Online Florida Newspapers and News Media
ABYZ News Links

List of Online Florida Newspapers
Newspaper Association of America

National Digital Newspaper Project:
Florida Newspapers, 1900-1910

National Digital Newspaper Program Overview
(See Also:  Chronicling America from the Library of Congress)

Reclaiming Our Heritage 
(The Tampa Daily Times: 20 Lost Years)

Society of Professional Journalists: Mid-Florida Chapter

Society of Professional Journalists: South Florida Chapter

Newspaper Histories and Resources

The Florida Times-Union

La Gaceta

The Gainesville Sun (Web Archive copy)

The Independent Florida Alligator

The Miami Herald

Miami News Photographs, 1896-1988
(Historical Museum of Southern Florida)

The Palm Beach Post

Pensacola News Journal

Punta Gorda Herald

St. Petersburg Times

Tallahassee Democrat

The Tampa Tribune

Examples of Digital Newspapers

Florida Digital Newspaper Library
University of Florida Digital Collections

Pensacola Journal (Florida Heritage Collection)
The Pensacola Journal's special Panama Canal edition, February 1, 1906

Florida Dispatch (Florida Heritage Collection)
Jacksonville, 1869

Building News (Florida Heritage Collection)
Pensacola, 1903

Jacksonville Today (Florida Heritage Collection)
1926

Pulitzer Prize Winners -- Florida Newspapers

1939
Miami Daily News
Meritorious Public Service

1951
The Miami Herald
Meritorious Public Service

1959
The Miami News
National Reporting, Howard Van Smith

1962
Panama City News-Herald
Meritorious Public Service

1963
The Miami News
International Reporting, Harold V. Hendrix

1964
St. Petersburg Times
Meritorious Public Service, Martin Waldron

1965
Gainesville Sun
Editorial Writing, John R. Harrison

1966
The Miami News
Editorial Cartooning, Don Wright

1966
The Tampa Tribune
Reporting, John Frasca

1967
The Miami Herald
Reporting, Gene Miller

1968
Jacksonville Journal
Spot News Photography, Rocco Morabito

1970
Palm Beach Post
Feature Photography, Dallas Kinney

1971
Gainesville Sun
Editorial Writing, Buddy Davis

1976
The Miami Herald
Reporting, Gene Miller

1980
The Miami News
Editorial Cartooning, Don Wright

1980
St. Petersburg Times
National Reporting, Charles Stafford and Bette Orsini

1980
The Miami Herald
Feature Writing, Madeleine Blais, Tropic Magazine

1981
The Miami Herald
International Reporting, Shirley Christian

1983
The Miami Herald
Editorial Writing, Miami Herald Editorial Board

1985
St. Petersburg Times
Reporting, Lucy Morgan and Jack Reed

1986
The Miami Herald
Reporting, Edna Buchanan

1986
The Miami Herald
Spot News Photography, Carol Guzy and Michel duCille

1987
The Miami Herald
National Reporting, The Miami Herald staff

1988
The Miami Herald
Criticism or Commentary, David Barry

1988
The Miami Herald
Feature Photography, Michel duCille

1988
Orlando Sentinel
Editorial Writing, Jane Healy

1991
The Miami Herald
Reporting, The Miami Herald staff

1991
St. Petersburg Times
Feature Writing, Sheryl James

1993
Orlando Sentinel
Reporting, Steve Berry

1993
The Miami Herald
Meritorious Public Service

1993
The Miami Herald
Criticism or Commentary, Liz Balmaseda

1995
St. Petersburg Times
Editorial Writing, Jeffrey Good

1996
The Miami Herald
Editorial Cartooning, Jim Morin

1998
St. Petersburg Times
Feature Writing, Thomas French

1999
The Miami Herald
Investigative Reporting, The Miami Herald staff

2000
Orlando Sentinel
Editorial Writing, John C. Bersia

2001
The Miami Herald
Breaking News Reporting, The Miami Herald staff

2004
The Miami Herald
Commentary, Leonard Pitts Jr.

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