FeaturedAugust 4 2020

Learn about push alerts, data, health disparities, and other research findings

Check out this great FREE opportunity to learn from research that was conducted this summer into key issues facing journalism. Here are the details from the Reynolds Journalism Institute: Laura Murgatroyd, Fairriona Magee, Caroline Watkins, Tatyana Monnay and Trent Tarantino, spent the summer working remotely with newsrooms on projects to ... - MORE -

More reporters turning away from Twitter

Journalists are naturally drawn to Twitter. It’s fast and thrives on news. It’s a must-have for news junkies. But Poynter is highlighting some reporters who are making an effort to spend less time with Twitter. “…for all the value journalists can extract from Twitter, they can also fall victim... - MORE -

Guide seeks to demystify COVID-19 statistics

A new guide from RTDAN seeks to make it easier for journalists to understand the stream of data and statistics that health officials provide about the progress of the disease. “This guide to common COVID metrics is designed to help journalists know how each data point is calculated, what it... - MORE -

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State Justice Department Summary Open Meetings and Records law

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Source Confidentiality

More than 30 states have some sort of “shield law” that provides statutory protection to reporters who have promised to keep sources of sensitive information confidential, but Wisconsin is NOT one of those states. Wisconsin DOES recognize a qualified journalist privilege under the state and federal constitutions, but it can... - MORE -