Jon Mills, former dean of the University of Florida law school, criticizes the “anything goes” values of the anybody-can-be-a-journalist online news media.

By John Koenig, Editor and Publisher — As a citizen of this state, I want as many journalistic publications as possible reporting on issues and events of public importance. The newly emerging online publications, such as FloridaThinks.com, are striving to fill the breach. But none of us has proven yet that our business models will work either. In the end, the people of Florida will decide. Will they support good journalism? For the sake of our democracy, I certainly hope so.

By Parvez Ahmed — American Muslims, instead of decrying what did not happen, should celebrate what did happen after my nomination to the Jacksonville Human Rights Commission and a local mosque was bombed. This is a teachable moment. The importance of relationship building with media and public officials, a task that is not undertaken with the seriousness it deserves, is amply demonstrated. The silence in the national media is less related to bias and more the result of a lack of meaningful relationships between the community and national media outlets.

Take public notices and legal ads online and save government big advertising fees? Or keep the information in newspapers, which doesn’t require Internet access?