WBA NewsroomInteresting story (and possible story idea) from Business Insider about the large amount of data usage represented by ads accompanying news stories.
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Monthly Archives: March 2016
NYT Changing Policy On Anonymous Sources
This is some capital-J Journalism stuff, from the newspaper that’s motto is “All the news that’s fit to print”.
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Who Posts Comments Regarding Online News Stories, And Why They Do It
From Nieman, via SXSW. Interesting read. Find it here, along with links to related stories.
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Let The Sun Shine In – It’s Sunshine Week
Sunshine Week attempts to help draw attention to the importance of unfettered access to public information.
The WBA Newsroom has a special section devoted to information about Wisconsin’s Open Meetings and Open Records Law.
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A Call To Strengthen The Freedom Of Information Act
The working journalist’s indispensable tool: FOI. Read a brief article about moves to try to make the FOI stronger here.
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Basic Cyber-Security Tutorial For Working Journalists
Very useful information, quick read. Lots of good tips here.
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Some Serious Criticism Of Media Coverage Of The Trump Campaign
John Nichols, a Madison writer with a progressive viewpoint, has some bones to pick with the way the media are covering politics in general and the Trump campaign in specific. Read his brief column from The Nation magazine here.
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Is There A “Best Time” To Post Content To Facebook?
Here’s an interesting study on the topic, from NPR. It might surprise you!
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Midwest Family Broadcast Group Donates Radio Station
The station and equipment are valued at a million dollars, and broadcasting students at UW-Eau Claire will be the beneficiaries. Read about it here.
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Two National Sports Reporters With WI Ties Comment On Travel Safety
Trenni Kusnierek, a former Brewers sideline reporter, and Alanna Rizzo, a former sports reporter with WISC-TV in Madison, are both nationally-known network sports reporters. Kusnierek now works for ComCastNet in Boston and Rizzo is now a SportsNet LA Dodgers host. They are among the high-profile female sportscasters interviewed for this SI article about safety on the road, in light of the Erin Andrews civil suit. All the women have harrowing stories to tell about being stalked and what they’ve done to try and put the odds in their favor for being safe while reporting on the road.
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