The messaging app Signal is popular for one reason: it’s good at keeping secrets. The nonprofit that developed the app does not store messages or user data on a central server. Once messages are deleted, they’re gone forever, and authorities can’t inspect messages that no longer exist. The app also has an optional “disappearing messages” … Read More: Use of Signal app risks eroding trust »
Requesting public records in Wisconsin can sometimes mean waiting weeks, months and even longer for government officials and agencies to respond. What could help speed things along? At the state Department of Justice, which has recently for its own delays in releasing records, Attorney General Josh Kaul says the agency he leads needs more money.… Read More: Column: Kaul says more money needed for records access »
The Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host its 17th annual journalism ethics conference at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery on Friday, Oct. 30. The conference is free, open to the public and made possible by generous sponsorships from the Evjue Foundation, the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association and the Wisconsin NewsMedia Association.… Read More: UW-Madison to host ‘Renewing Our Courage: Journalism Ethics in Troubled… »
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