Monthly Archives: October 2021

WBAY-TV News Director Matt Kummer is staying with Gray but moving to Knoxville, Tennessee to lead the newsroom at WVLT-TV/WBXX-TV. “After an amazing decade leading the WBAY-TV newsroom, I’m heading south,” Kummer wrote on social media. “Already memorizing the lyrics to Rocky Top!” Kummer started at WBAY-TV in 2011. Before... - MORE -

Madison TV station WISC-TV was recognized Wednesday by RTDNA during the 2021 Edward R. Murrow Awards Gala in New York City. WISC-TV was one of eight stations across the country to be recognized for overall excellence, the biggest prize in the competition. You can read more about the Murrow Awards... - MORE -

Award-winning journalist Gerron Jordan is joining “WISN 12 News This Morning” as the live desk anchor on weekdays from 4:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., beginning Nov. 8. Jordan will work alongside co-anchors Adrienne Pedersen and Diana Gutiérrez, meteorologist Lindsey Slater, and Matt Salemme in News Chopper 12. Prior to joining... - MORE -

Hannah Storm wrote ten years ago about the safety of women journalists in newsrooms. This week she wrote an update for Poynter. You can find that here.... - MORE -

Many states, including Wisconsin, are taking up bills restricting transgender athletes’ ability to participate on sports teams that match their gender identity. Here’s a timely and free session from Poynter to get you up to speed on the topic: During the 2021 legislative session, seven states passed laws that restrict... - MORE -

Looking for Feedback on Your Reel?   Your WBA is offering members outside feedback on their work through a peer review panel!   This initiative from the WBA Young Professionals Committee makes it easy for you to submit your work and receive feedback from a team of fellow broadcasters who will tell... - MORE -

Poynter is offering a free session for journalists looking to learn more about redistricting and how it affects elections. This will be particularly important for journalists in a state like Wisconsin where redistricting is a high profile issue. Here are the details: States are actively redrawing political districts based on ... - MORE -

This comes from the Reynolds Journalism Institute: Applications are now open for newsrooms who want to host a RJI Student Fellow for the summer! These fellows will be Mizzou journalism students who are placed with a news organization to work 30-40 hours per week in a summer product fellowship. These ... - MORE -

Your WBA is offering members free access to a two-part Poynter workshop on powerful storytelling. Here’s what will be covered: –Finding and developing compelling characters  –Finding sharp story focus  –What goes where in the story and why  –How to make words and video work seamless together even when you have... - MORE -

The following webinar is being offered by Poynter: This webinar will help you think more deeply about LGBTQ+ people as a core part of your audience. During the first section, Poynter faculty and senior adviser Joie Chen will talk with Sharif Durhams, managing editor at The News & Observer ... - MORE -