Monthly Archives: September 2020

Michele McCormack is joining Tom Zakaski as co-anchor at WFRV Local 5 News. She’ll be anchoring 5, 6, and 10 p.m. news in Green Bay and hosting the station’s upcoming Hispanic Heritage Month special. McCormack returns to television after nearly three years as the Individual Giving Manager of Hunger Task... - MORE -

The Milwaukee Press Club has announced that Corri Hess, reporter for Wisconsin Public Radio has been appointed president and will serve in that role for the next year. Hess was appointed effective with the membership’s ratification of annual elections to the club’s board of governors at its Annual Meeting on... - MORE -

RTDNA is using the recent release of its annual newsroom survey results to help newsrooms address the issues that newsrooms have identified as the biggest threats they face. “It’s time for newsrooms to fully commit to their changing audiences – by changing themselves,” the RTDNA wrote. Check out this article... - MORE -

WISN-TV News Director Ben Hart has been promoted to president and general manager of fellow Hearst station WJCL-TV in Savannah, Georgia. “Ben is an accomplished executive, succeeding at every assignment over his long career with Hearst,” said Hearst Television President Jordan Wertlieb. “He has made every newsroom he has led... - MORE -

WSAW-TV investigative reporter, Naomi Kowles, is making the move to Madison. Kowles will continue investigative work when she joins WISC-TV in October. While at WSAW, Kowles focused on politics, policy and public safety and the effects they have on people’s lives in rural Wisconsin. Her long-form reporting on child sexual... - MORE -

WisEye is interviewing more than 160 state and federal candidates as part of its 2020 campaign coverage that it’s making available to Wisconsin newsrooms. The content also includes candidate forums, debates, and news conferences. A media kit, available here, includes more details about the coverage and how newsrooms can... - MORE -

Investigative Reporters and Editors is offering an investigative reporting fellowship for journalists of color. Are you interested or know someone who is? Here are the details: We’re looking for IRE’s next Journalist of Color Investigative Reporting Fellows! This yearlong program is designed to support diversity in investigative journalism. The ... - MORE -

Americans’ trust in the news media is on the decline, but journalists can make an effort to earn it, according to this article from RTDNA. The article says that while trust is at a low, it can be regained. There is hope. A few of the ideas include increasing... - MORE -

RTDNA is out with the first installment of data from it’s annual local TV and radio news survey. A few insights: –In 2019, more stations aired more hours of local TV news than ever recorded in the annual newsroom survey. –For the sixth year in a row, fewer than... - MORE -

The only thing anyone can say for sure about the coming election night is that they don’t know what will happen. There are a lot variables creating uncertainty about the process of counting and announcing the winner. Poynter today released an article about how to prepare for the “weirdest ... - MORE -