PBS News Hour concluded its two-year "Spotlight City" tour with a
visit to the Tampa Bay region last week. Senior News Correspondent and
Host Gwen Ifill included discussions with members of the public in
Tampa, St. Petersburg and Bradenton on key issues as one of five cities
or regions selected by
the news program to encourage
the engagement of the community around local issues that have a national
impact.
In Tampa, Ifill led a panel discussion at the University of Tampa
featuring Paul Tash, editor and CEO of the
St. Petersburg Times,
and Rob Lorei, managing editor of WEDU's "Florida This Week" and
co-founder of WMNF-FM radio, about the ever-changing role of the media
and the incorporation of social media sites.
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