Monthly Archives: December 2015

Using Wisconsin’s powerful Open Records law is one of the many important ways Journalists in the state find out what government is doing. It would seem that the intent of Wisconsin’s strong Public Records Law is clear: if it has to do with the people’s business, it’s public. (For a... - MORE -

For those of us who work in broadcasting, the video of the young reporter for WDBJ-TV/Roanoke being gunned down during a live shot is burned into our memory. Alison Parker and Adam Ward, her photographer, lost their lives while doing what should have been a routine live shot. Here are... - MORE -

Here are some great words of advice from nationally-respected broadcast consultant Tim Moore, Managing Partner of Audience Development Group. Well worth taking the time to read, remember, and put into play, particularly if you’re managing people in the newsroom. Vietnam seems like another age; farther away in feeling than in... - MORE -

Before long, Wisconsin cities will probably do something similar. Supporters of the relatively new drone ordinance passed by the City of Chicago say it’s not the first drone ordinance in the county, but claim it’s “the best one”. Read a brief article about it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Most of us know that when a ‘Sconnie says “bubbler”, it’s the same as saying “water fountain”. But how about pop versus soda? Seems that’s changing, along with a few nifty words that are disappearing from the Wisconsin dialect. Here’s a short article that’s a lot of fun if you... - MORE -