“When Hometown Journalism Fades”
Florida “sleazeballs” surely rejoice as Carl Hiaasen retires
2 min readMar 13, 2021
Once upon a time I was a lowly newspaper copydesk editor. Before screenwriting, before designing Knight-Ridder New Media products, before SiliconValley startups, before business school, before BostonGlobe national and foreign news page designer, I was a young, overeager copy editor at The Miami Herald.
