Monthly Archives: June 2020

Newsrooms know how to investigate, but investigating police departments creates a unique challenge that calls for additional focus. RTDNA talked to the reporters behind numerous Murrow-award winning stories about police investigations to see what advice they have for making law enforcement accountable to the public. You can check out their ... - MORE -

The current shift in thinking about policing in American brought about by the death of George Floyd could also mean a resetting of the relationship between law enforcement and the media. Columbia Journalism Review published this article about how that relationship might change. There will be additional pressure on law... - MORE -

From Investigative Reporters and Editors: Join IRE and EWA on June 25 to learn about the most pressing education issues and what’s ahead. You can register for the webinar here.  The pandemic is causing an unprecedented disruption to the education of millions of students nationwide, with more questions than ... - MORE -

It’s been a crazy couple of months for newsrooms, and news directors are no doubt stressed from covering the pandemic, figuring out how to manage a newsroom through a pandemic, and now the death of George Floyd and all that has come from that. Candy Altman, retired VP News at... - MORE -

After 11 years at WSAW-TV in Wausau, Diana Normand is changing gears. Normand has accepted a communications job for an area school district. During her time at WSAW she worked a variety of roles including, most recently, assistant news director. Normand’s last day is Thursday.... - MORE -

In March, as Wisconsin enacted Safer at Home, state and local governments scrambled to build new ways to govern from remote locations while still complying with our open meeting laws. Even in the age of COVID-19, we still have the right to watch public bodies in action. In a positive... - MORE -

After nearly two years as morning show producer for WSAW-TV’s Sunrise 7, Allison Anhalt is making the move to Green Bay. Anhalt will join WBAY-TV as 10 p.m. producer. Her last day at WSAW was May 26.... - MORE -

The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism hosted a webinar this week to help journalists prepare for covering protests and riots. The Q&A session was with Reuters photojournalist Leah Millis, hostile environment awareness trainers Cath Mossom and Caroline Neil of RPS, and National Press Photographers... - MORE -

The National Association of Broadcasters has released a new website with resources for journalists covering civil unrest across the country. The webpage, available at nab.org/journalism, includes tips from RTDNA, Poynter and others on how journalists can stay safe while doing their jobs during these difficult times. The site also... - MORE -

A TV news crew reporting on the damage left by protesters on State Street in Madison were attacked early Tuesday morning while they were on the air. The reporter/photographer crew from NBC 15 (WMTV-TV) was reporting from the 600 block of State Street at around 5 a.m. when a looter... - MORE -