Monthly Archives: May 2016

Possible story idea: this analysis says Wisconsin’s lower class is expanding, while the middle class shrinks.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

Read the article here.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

How did you react to the televised “summit meeting” between the FNC reporter/anchor and the Presumptive Republican nominee?  One of Poynter’s contributors was pretty harsh.

Read it here.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

Hint: it has nothing to do with Nielsen. But it does have to do with the way news is being consumed, particularly in the developing world.

Read a short article about it here.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

The in-depth RTDNA annual survey is here.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

So says Vanity Fair. Read about the study here.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

Fifteen questions. The correct answers may surprise you. Take it here.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

Here’s a story about another attempt to thwart a reporter’s legitimate request for a public record.

Wisconsin has a strong Open Records and Open Meetings law, and this section of the WBA Newsroom will give you a quick tutorial on how they work for reporters in Wisconsin.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

The article in today’s Capital Times by Jesse Opoien exposes the hate and vitriol women in politics in Wisconsin face. Every woman in on-air broadcasting has experienced the hateful remarks directed at them on social media. Lt. Gov. Kleefisch says her days as a TV news reporter gave her some experience with the level of hate directed at women in politics. Read the article here.

Posted by Tim Morrissey – whose wife is a former on-camera TV reporter and knows too well the hatred discussed in this article.

Here’s some “breaking news” from the Wall Street Journal- which most broadcasters already know about Facebook’s “live” feature.

Posted by Tim Morrissey