Monthly Archives: April 2021

During the past year, the job of seeking and reporting the truth became increasingly dangerous, according to RTDNA. It released this week an annual report about media safety. You can find the results here.... - MORE -

A story by Amanda St. Hilaire at Fox 6 (WITI-TV) in Milwaukee is drawing attention to the location fees charged for getting access to open records in Wisconsin. You can read more here.... - MORE -

From the Wisconsin Newspaper Association: Kathleen Bartzen Culver, director of UW-Madison’s Center for Journalism Ethics, has been named Teacher of the Year for 2020 in the 68th Scripps Howard Awards. The annual awards, considered among the journalism industry’s most prestigious honors, were announced Wednesday during a virtual awards show ... - MORE -

TMJ4 News (WTMJ-TV) in Milwaukee is launching a newscast May 10 focused on the people, places, and events that make the community special. “Milwaukee Tonight” will be a nightly reminder that Milwaukee is filled with stories to be proud of including artists to architecture, food to festivals, and neighborhoods to... - MORE -

Diana Gutiérrez has been named co-anchor of ‘WISN 12 News This Morning’ on weekday mornings, alongside current anchor and ‘UPFRONT’ host Adrienne Pedersen, Meteorologist Lindsey Slater and News Chopper 12’s Matt Salemme. This team will be featured on-air starting at the end of May. Gutiérrez will continue to serve as... - MORE -

Three anchors at WSAW-TV in Wausau are taking on new roles starting this week. Holly Chilsen, who has anchored the 4:00 p.m. newscast on FOX WZAW since 2017 is moving to Sunrise 7. She will also be on Monday through Friday from 4:30 – 7:00 a.m. alongside Emerson Lehmann, Kailin... - MORE -

Sometimes I have to ask uncomfortable questions: The employment status of an employee accused of sexual assault, confirming vague details about possible breaking news viewer tips, the reason behind a mistake made by a public official… It’s the nature of the job. And of course, in news, the goal is... - MORE -

Milwaukee TV station CBS 58 is adding an hour to its weekday morning news with news from 8-9 a.m. on WMLW. Beginning April 26, the morning news broadcast will add an additional hour giving viewers two hours of live news and weather every weekday morning on WMLW, The M from... - MORE -

An anchor at a TV station in Des Moines, Iowa is joining the anchor desk at NBC15 (WMTV-TV) in Madison. Maria Lisignoli previously worked at the NBC affiliate WHO 13 for more than three years as an anchor and multimedia journalist. She graduated from Iowa State University with her bachelor’s... - MORE -

RTDNA is offering a session on April 22 to help journalists build trust with their audiences: How can you build trust with your audience when trust in the news media is at a historic low? One way is to improve how you manage corrections and feedback from your audience. Another ... - MORE -