Monthly Archives: August 2016

Wisconsin AG To Host Open Meetings/Open Records Update Seminars

Wisconsin’s landmark Open Meetings and Open Records laws have been modified and changed in several ways in the past legislative session. Attorney General Brad Schimel wants reporters to know about two upcoming seminars regarding the changes in those laws, which are critical to the everyday work of journalists in the state. There is a session in Madison on October 12th and in Green Bay on October 26th. Mark it on your calendar and be sure as many people from your newsroom as possible attend this three-hour update.

Registration is required. All the info is here.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

 

Yes, Olympian Medal Winners Have To Pay Taxes On Their Prizes

If you’ve ever worked in the business office of a radio or TV station, you’ve likely taken a surprised – or angry -call from someone who won a prize on your station, and then got an IRS Form 1099 from the station, reporting the value of the prize as income.

Olympic prize money can add up, and there’s tax liability for it, as you can learn in this short article.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

Poynter: Report Political Lies As Part Of The Story

The heart of this new piece of guidance from Poynter is this: “All news organizations should call out falsehoods in everyday coverage of speeches, campaign commercials and political debates. Noting the accuracy of a political claim should be as standard as including someone’s hometown or party affiliation.”

This campaign is like no other. One of the candidates continually repeats known falsehoods, and Poynter says it’s now up to reporters to point out lies as part of their reporting.

Read the entire Poynter piece here.  Should make for some interesting morning meeting discussion in your newsroom!

Posted by Tim Morrissey