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The Tampa Bay Times is now publishing AI-generated stories

The Tampa Bay Times quietly debuted the Times AI News Engine last September.

by Colin Wolf February 25, 2026February 25, 2026

A new reporter is working at Florida’s largest daily newspaper, one who doesn’t need a desk or health insurance. The Tampa Bay Times AI News Engine has been covering beats like high-end real estate transactions and breaking news about extreme weather since September. Readers who don’t check bylines may not have noticed. There was no […]

The Tampa Bay Times didn’t make a presidential recommendation because they’re cowards

The paper of record’s editorial board just didn’t have it in ‘em.

by Ray Roa and Colin Wolf October 29, 2024April 17, 2025

Op-ed: The shredded Trop and a fallen crane illustrate the foolishness in St. Pete’s priorities

by Thomas Hallock October 14, 2024

Tampa Bay Times closes downtown Tampa office

And yes, the sign will come down.

by Ray Roa January 31, 2024July 4, 2025

This Tampa Bay Times hurricane graphic sure looks like something

‘One thing we know for sure is it’s gonna get wet.’

by Ray Roa August 29, 2023September 27, 2024

Reporter Charlie Frago quits the Tampa Bay Times

‘Philosophical differences arose between myself and the Times. I did not see a path forward,’ Frago told CL

by Ray Roa April 3, 2023July 24, 2025

Tampa Bay Times lays off four newsroom staffers

Executive Editor Mark Katches referenced ‘financial challenges in the news business.’

by Ray Roa February 3, 2023March 15, 2025

Incumbent Hillsborough Judge Jared Smith’s loss leads Tampa Bay judicial election results

Incumbents don’t often lose their places on the bench.

by Justin Garcia and Ray Roa August 24, 2022May 31, 2025

Op-Ed: Here’s why to ignore the Tampa Bay Times on the Hillsborough schools tax

There is no conceivable set of “remedies worth exploring” that will close this gap, and the Times does a disservice to its readers by suggesting otherwise.

by Graham Picklesimer August 15, 2022July 14, 2025

Tampa Bay Times endorses problematic judge who denied a 17-year-old an abortion for having a C average

The judge also ties his personal religion to his campaign, thus infringing on the separation of Church and State.

by Justin Garcia July 26, 2022May 30, 2025

Tampa Bay Times leaders say donations are an important and growing revenue stream to sustain journalism

Conan Gallaty and Paul Tash were in Ybor City to talk about the paper’s ‘season of renewal.’

by Ray Roa May 20, 2022July 2, 2024

After ‘misleading’ Tampa Bay Times article, St. Pete housing advocates say they’re still focused on City Hall

“I’m glad that a lot of people at least recognized how misleading the Times story was.”

by Justin Garcia March 24, 2022August 17, 2023

Stu Sternberg’s incredibly bad split city idea is finally dead, let the tax shakedown for a new Rays stadium begin

A new full-season stadium will likely cost upwards of a $1 billion, and that’s a lot of cash to muster up in a short window.

by Colin Wolf January 20, 2022February 3, 2025

Paul Tash leaves the Tampa Bay Times with more acclaim, a slain rival and a complicated legacy

The paper’s longest-running CEO responds to the critics, and talks about what’s next.

by Ray Roa January 19, 2022June 7, 2025

Tampa Bay sports radio host plans protest against proposed Rays split-season concept

“The numbers don’t work. It’s not worth $350 million of public money to have half the baseball games in a ’boutique stadium,’ we’re not going to do it.”

by Colin Wolf January 14, 2022June 14, 2024

Tampa rich guys, who benefit from new Rays stadium, sign letter supporting new Rays stadium

If only the combined bank accounts of these forty business leaders and Sternberg added up to a new ballpark.

by Colin Wolf January 10, 2022July 16, 2025

The Poynter house is for sale in St. Pete, and it’s one of the area’s largest waterfront properties

by CL Staff October 20, 2020

TRIBulations: How the sale of the Tampa Tribune to its bitter rival went down — and what it means for the rest of us

by Kate Bradshaw May 11, 2016December 4, 2024

Holy sh*t: Tampa Bay Times buys Tampa Tribune

by Kate Bradshaw May 3, 2016September 12, 2023

Sh*t happened 4/19/16: Times wins Pulitzers, Pitcher Show needs your help, Rays concert lineup meh

by Scott Harrell April 19, 2016June 5, 2022