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Thank you to all the newsrooms doing their best to serve Wisconsin throughout the year, but especially those who are away from their families today because the duty of broadcasting has them in the field or the newsroom over the holiday.
Wisconsin’s broadcast newsrooms have many reasons to be proud.... - MORE - We’re thankful for YOU!
Thank you to all the newsrooms doing their best to serve Wisconsin throughout the year, but especially those who are away from their families today because the duty of broadcasting has them in the field or the newsroom over the holiday.
Wisconsin’s broadcast newsrooms have many reasons to be proud.... - MORE - 
An upcoming FREE webinar led by WBA Hall of Famer Jill Geisler is aimed at helping men who want to be allies to women, people of privilege who want to do more to fight inequity, and powerful individuals who want to be better advocates for change.
The “Do You Qualify... 
Do you have a great idea to improve fact-finding in journalism?
Apply for the Fact-Finding Innovation Initiative, a joint project of the Facebook Journalism Project and the International Fact-Checking Network at the Poynter Institute. Grants will be given out at $15,000, $50,000, and $70,000.
The first round of applications closes... 
If you’re busy in the newsroom, you might not be aware of all the work engineers are currently doing to prepare your TV station for new technology that could affect viewership.
RTDNA is providing an update with 
The WBA is offering a workshop and numerous webinars to help prepare journalists for the 2020 elections.
We told you earlier about 
Eight Wisconsin broadcasters won 22 awards last weekend from the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
The following awards were handed out Saturday in Chicago:
Outstanding Achievement for News Programming – Evening Newscast: Smaller Markets (51+)
WISC, Madison: Historic Flooding in Southern Wisconsin
Stephanie Fryer,... 
The American Press Institute is offering a paid summer internship in news analytics.
This person should be a college student or recent graduate with interest in the following:
The news industry and audience engagement analytics
Thinking about newsroom social media strategy
Learning about how journalists can use analytics to better... 
A lawsuit announced Friday challenges the Madison School District’s decision to deny an open records request citing the unwillingness of the requester to identify themselves.
Journalists know well the importance of avoiding “officialese” when writing. That is, they know they should avoid using the same vocabulary as their sources and instead write using words that make their message as clear and concise as possible.
A resolution that would punish anyone who edits before publishing a news release about water conservation has been watered down and tabled after two Lafayette County meetings on Tuesday.
“Under no circumstances is the media allowed to glean information and selectively report it in order to interpret the results for...