WBA NewsroomMonthly Archives: May 2015
Outmoded Language Like “Wheelchair-bound”
Social media was abuzz with the recent clip from the TV game show “The Price Is Right”, which had a prize package including a treadmill won by a young woman in a wheelchair. Many online news and media outlets referred to the young woman who won the prize as being... - MORE -
WBA Supports the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act
A message from WBA President and CEO Michelle Vetterkind:
On behalf of the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (WBA), I write in support of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization (IPAWS) Act of 2015 (S.1180), introduced by Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Senator Claire McCaskill, (D-MO). This bi-partisan legislation is... - MORE -
Baltimore TV Reporters Get Kudos For Their Coverage
“People talk to these local TV reporters like they know them” is on of the lines in this Washington Post story that talks about the great reporting done by local TV reporters during the Baltimore riots.
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A Black Eye For Journalism
This story is getting a lot of play, concerning a literal – and figurative – black eye: literally for Harry Ried; figuratively for Journalism. Note the comments about two-thirds of the way through the article, from Prof. Robert Dreschel, head of the Center for Journalism Ethics at UW-Madison. Read the... - MORE -