David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This weekend, we published the first parts of our investigation into Florida’s property insurance crisis. What’s most remarkable is that this work was funded almost entirely by an outside donation to our newsroom. This kind of support for local reporting is needed now, more than ever. 072
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026We obtained a long-hidden report about insurance company profits, through a legitimate public records request. Now the state Senate says they released it accidentally and have demanded we destroy all copies — and threatened legal action if we don’t comply. 03012
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This should be a very big deal. “Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who was then Gov. Ron DeSantis’ chief of staff, was at the heart of a scheme that sent money to political committees fighting passage of an amendment to legalize marijuana in 2024, the grand jury found. 0111
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 23/08/2026What is going on here? @accuweather.com #floridaweather 020
Reposted by David Schutzwendy norris @wendynorris.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Let’s call it what it is: Weaponized search indexing. No need to risk social or legal consequences for burning books or stealing all of today’s edition from the newspaper bin. Just make it impossible to find them online. 042
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I not surprised, but a bogus copyright claim was filed against our story about bogus copyright claims - published <24 hours ago. Somebody involved the District 22 GOP congressional primary is playing dirty games by exploiting federal copyright law to scrub search results of negative coverage. 023
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 14/08/2026“Federal copyright law exists for an important reason: to protect original work from being stolen. It was never intended to be weaponized as a loophole to suppress reporting or hide inconvenient truths.” 032
Reposted by David SchutzSouth Florida Sun Sentinel @sun-sentinel.com · 25/07/2026Our Editorial Board endorsements are more than endorsements — they provide reporting, fact-checking, context and other critical information to help you make decisions in the Aug. 18 primaries. Many of these races are not primaries. They will decide our school boards and city and county leaders.sun-sentinel.comThe Editorial Board’s list of endorsed candidatesThe Sun Sentinel Editorial Board’s list of candidate endorsements in the primary on Aug. 18. 074
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 18/07/2026AI has a limited place in newsrooms. Here’s an example of a good use. Gemini helped me — with my very low programming skills — to write code that scrapes campaign finance data from state and federal portals and formats it into an easy-to-read, interactive database. Human verified and fact checked. 2171
Reposted by David SchutzSouth Florida Sun Sentinel @sun-sentinel.com · 04/07/2026Florida story of the day.sun-sentinel.comFlorida man faces 10 years for stealing Smokey Bear signsA Florida man faces up to 10 years in prison for federal charges related to the theft of Smokey Bear signs from the Panhandle to Orlando in order to sell them on Facebook Marketplace. 051
Reposted by David SchutzSouth Florida Sun Sentinel @sun-sentinel.com · 01/07/2026Florida schools showed improvement on this year’s school grades, with most getting A’s or B’s and few getting D’s or F’s. The grades are based on student performance on the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking. Use our database to search for schools and compare grades for the past three years.sun-sentinel.comLook up the latest grades for Florida’s public schoolsThis searchable chart contains how each public school in Florida performed in state grading in 2026 compared to the previous two years. 042
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Yup, just as I suspected: It’s a metaphor. “If the kerning is too tight, especially with heavy, bold fonts, it can evoke feelings of claustrophobia, loudness, or even aggression. The text literally feels like it's shouting at the reader, leaving them no room to breathe.” 2102
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Wildfire season is officially over for Florida, but a long-term drought and unusually high temperatures have kept the fire risk high. Thousands of acres have burned this month already. I created this live-updating map to show where the active fires are.sun-sentinel.comFlorida wildfire map: Here are the active fires and containment updatesTrack active Florida wildfires with our live updating map. See the latest data on fire locations, burn acreage, and containment levels across the state. 1108
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Very grateful to FSNE for this award for @feloniousflorida.com! 000
Reposted by David SchutzSouth Florida Sun Sentinel @sun-sentinel.com · 13/05/2026Florida officials have reportedly begun telling vendors for Alligator Alcatraz that detainees of the detention center in the Everglades would be moved out by the start of June and that the center would be shut down and dismantled over the following weeks.sun-sentinel.comFlorida plans to close Alligator Alcatraz, vendors are reportedly toldFlorida intends to shut down Alligator Alcatraz, according to a federal official and three people familiar with the facility’s operations. 42412
Reposted by David SchutzSouth Florida Sun Sentinel @sun-sentinel.com · 23/04/2026SPECIAL REPORT: Five people died during police chases in Broward County in the past two months, highlighting the polarizing safety debate about pursuits and the risks they present to the public.sun-sentinel.comFive deaths, two months: The risks of hundreds of police pursuits on South Florida roadsFive people died during police chases in Broward County in the past two months, highlighting the polarizing safety debate about pursuits and the risks they present to the public. 044
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Yea, well, it’s not like there are many alternative forms of transportation in South Florida. 🚙 🚗 🚙 🚗 🚙 🚗sun-sentinel.comWar-driven gas prices cause unease, but upward spiral has yet to deter travel around South FloridaSouth Florida’s travel and tourism industries keep chins up despite unease over Iran war, rising energy prices. 183
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 03/04/2026But they’ll continue to be tax exempt? I’m confused. 084
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026I'm very proud that @feloniousflorida.com was awarded the first-place price for podcasts from the Society of News Editors for its fifth season, The Altidor Massacre. And congratulations to the other @sun-sentinel.com journalists who won top honors in photography, reporting and video.sun-sentinel.comSun Sentinel staffers win eight awards from Florida Society of News EditorsReporting, photography, video and podcast work by the South Florida Sun Sentinel won awards in the Florida Society of News Editors competition. 045
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 27/02/2026The @sun-sentinel.com and @orlandosentinel.com are undertaking a sweeping, join investigation of Florida’s property insurance market, and whether recent attempts at reforms have been effective — or fallen short. 121
Reposted by David SchutzMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 22/01/2026Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026 387145526914
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 23/01/2026My area : Friday 🌤️ 80 Saturday ⛅️ 80 Sunday ☀️ 83 Monday 🌥️ 82 Brutal.washingtonpost.comOne of the biggest storms in years is near. What to expect in your area.Snow and ice will start on Friday across the Rockies and Plains, push into the South, Midwest and Appalachians on Saturday, then reach the East Coast on Sunday. 020
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 08/01/2026As the day comes to an end, here’s a reminder that if you prioritize ideology over morality, you’re driving without brakes or a steering wheel. 032
Reposted by David SchutzChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 03/01/2026Nothing about this is okay. The President of the United States is on Fox News right now gabbing about the U.S. attack on Venezuela before addressing the American people. So the new order of information is: Truth Social → Fox News → the public → Congress, maybe? 47585553060
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 28/12/2025As a member of the media, I can’t say this enough: It’s the media’s job to arm you with information. It’s your job to decide what to do with that information. 1214
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Kudos to @orlandosentinel.com for pushing the state of Florida on these records. The DeSantis administration this year cites “safety issues” as the reason for removing rainbow and other decorative street markings. Their own social media posts contradict those claims — until the posts were deleted. 1116
Reposted by David SchutzSouth Florida Sun Sentinel @sun-sentinel.com · 24/12/2025How a first-ever beard — sprouted as a good luck charm for the Florida Panthers — turned our reporter from a spotlight-shunning, stage-shy wallflower into an improbable Santa Claus. "The most memorable gift I am likely to receive this Christmas didn’t cost a thing."sun-sentinel.comA Christmas gift for Santa: What you learn as an unlikely first-time St. Nick in South FloridaHow a Sun Sentinel writer’s random decision to grow a beard for the Florida Panthers led to an anxious debut as Santa Claus — and a lesson: Santa is real. 062
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 24/12/2025To those who demand to know — on repeat — “why the media isn’t covering this” or “why reporters aren’t talking about that,” I urge you to read this from @washingtonpost.com’s @hannahnatanson.bsky.social. Reporters like her are heroes.washingtonpost.comI am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her. 0127
Reposted by David SchutzHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged. Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment. 5973250310518
Reposted by David SchutzSouth Florida Sun Sentinel @sun-sentinel.com · 15/11/2025Should Broward County become Lauderdale County? Here are the results of our online poll of more than 1,000 readers.sun-sentinel.comBroward or Lauderdale? Our reader poll shows little support for county name changeWe asked readers how they would vote if asked to change Broward County to Lauderdale County. Here’s how more than 1,000 of them answered. 253
Reposted by David SchutzFelonious Florida podcast @feloniousflorida.com · 07/11/2025The family of the four victims of the brutal 1997 Altidor Massacre — Theresia Laverne and Marie, Samantha and Sabrina Altidor — gathered at a Miramar city meeting this week to call for renewed efforts on the enduring cold case. Read what happened.sun-sentinel.comAltidor massacre: Family holds faith cold case will be solved | Listen to Felonious Florida podcastNearly three decades later, the family of the four victims in the 1997 Altidor murders are no closer to closure. They’ve pleaded again for renewed focus on the unsolved case. 101
Reposted by David SchutzFelonious Florida podcast @feloniousflorida.com · 30/10/2025The family of Theresia, Marie Carmel, Samantha and Sabrina will gather next Wednesday at Miramar City Hall to raise their voices in a plea for justice. 122
Reposted by David SchutzFelonious Florida podcast @feloniousflorida.com · 28/10/2025Miami’s accused Pillowcase Rapist (Season 4: In the Darkness) is on trial for a new attack — this one from 1984.sun-sentinel.com‘Pillowcase Rapist’ on trial after sexual assault decades ago | Listen to Felonious Florida podcastConvicted ‘Pillowcase Rapist’ Robert Koehler is accused of raping a 25-year-old woman in her Miami-Dade town home in 1984. His trial started Tuesday in a Miami courtroom. 022
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 22/10/2025The “media” asks questions. They are often not answered or answered with lies. @reallyamerican.bsky.social, perhaps you should speak with the voters. 171
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 01/10/2025In the category of phrasing matters, I’ll correct this for the @washingtonpost.com and @jacobbogage.bsky.social: “… after Democrats AND Republicans failed to reach a deal…” This stuff DOES matter. 263
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 13/09/2025In the past three weeks I have acquired an annual pass to Universal Orlando and purchased a pair of Crocs. Am I officially a Floridian now? 110
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 08/09/2025In other words, the big announcement was either performative, premature, half-baked, illegal, imprudent, or all of the above. 34525
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 24/08/2025Florida Highway Patrol troopers are being paid to defend crosswalks against rainbows. 12567293
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Any reprieve from hurricane season — even a short one — is a welcome break. My reporting includes insight from the one and only Bryan Norcross.sun-sentinel.comHurricane season is about to take a breather. But don’t get comfortableAfter Hurricane Erin moves out to sea and three other systems fizzle out, the tropics will take a short break. But forecasters warn that it’s far too soon to let your guard down this season. 010
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Disappointing government data? Who’s getting fired?sun-sentinel.comMost US stocks fall following a disappointing update on inflationWall Street is edging back from its record heights after a disappointing report said inflation was worse last month. 030
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 13/08/2025Please share this widely, it’s incredibly important for Florida voters. 044
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Lots of “ifs” going on here and I break them down in this report. 040
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Wait a minute, I thought violent crime was rampant in the U.S. and something needed to be done about it.sun-sentinel.comViolent crime in the US dropped 4.5% last year, FBI data showsThe report also shows an 8% drop in property crime from the year before. 131
Reposted by David SchutzSarahBCalif @sarahbca.bsky.social · 02/08/2025My kid didn’t like his grade so he asked me to fire his teacher. 2353897
David Schutz @david-schutz.bsky.social · 01/08/2025My contribution to the cause: To all professionals in the journalism, film, television, theater, entertainment and arts world, join the challenge to post a photo of yourself in your job. Just a picture, no description. The goal is to flood social media with our profession. 040
Reposted by David SchutzSouth Florida Sun Sentinel @sun-sentinel.com · 25/07/2025Florida wildlife officials signed off on a license allowing a marine supplier to take a giant, threatened manta ray from state waters for SeaWorld Abu Dhabi. Video of the July 12 capture, posted online, has reignited debate over whether these intelligent, migratory creatures belong in captivity.sun-sentinel.comFlorida allowed capture of threatened giant manta ray for overseas aquariumVideo footage of the animal’s July 12 capture, posted online, has ignited debate over whether these intelligent, migratory creatures belong in captivity. 52519