Monthly Archives: June 2016

This article from watchdog journalist Bill Lueders of the Wisconsin Center For Investigative Journalism details and documents several examples of how some members of the state legislature routinely skirt open records laws. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Tips, from of all things, the musical “Hamilton”. Read it here on Poynter. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

The new rules will allow drones for airborne newsgathering..but, there are some things you need to know. Here’s the latest from the RTDNA. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Probably a lot fewer than we might have thought. Here’s a short column on how Google Trends work, and how reporters should (or should not) use them. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Is your TV News Director making a hundred grand a year? A lot of them are…and some make a lot more. How are YOU doing? Well, here’s the latest RTDNA survey. It was a decent year for TV news pay, and a good year for radio news pay. Posted by ... - MORE -

Looks like mid-August; here’s a brief article from RTDNA about the rules approved this week. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

At the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Summer Conference in La Crosse, Madison attorney Bob Dreps was given an award for his long service to the WBA. If you’ve ever called the WBA Legal Hotline, you’ve talked to Bob. Bob also helped write the many sections of the WBA Newsroom site that ... - MORE -

The action is over, sometimes hours ago, but the producer wants you to do a live stand-up from the scene. Here are some really useful tips for reporters who face this situation, which happens frequently in every TV newsroom. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Read about the GREAT stuff happening at the WBA Summer Conference here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

It’s one of the worst clichés imaginable, yet you hear it just about every day: fled on foot. Absolutely no one says that except newscasters,  although cops are trained by lawyers to write it that way on police reports. It’s become part of the lexicon of the language known as... - MORE -