Monthly Archives: July 2023

Milwaukee TV station adds Kenosha-embedded reporter

TMJ4 (WTMJ-TV) in Milwaukee is adding a Kenosha-embedded reporter to its news team. Veteran journalist Jeffrey Zampanti, who has been covering the Kenosha community for nearly three decades, is a 1991 Tremper High School graduate and has spent the last 20 years as a sportswriter and multimedia journalist at the... - MORE -

Using CDC data in mental health reporting

From DarrenHester on Morguefile Poynter is offering a free webinar to show journalists how they can use CDC-maintained public databases to learn how to use them to access national-, state- and county-level injury and death data, including deaths by suicide, gun violence and more. “Acquiring basic skills in these databases will allow you to... - MORE -

Newsrooms encouraged to rethink social media

Morguefile license A new analysis is suggesting that newsrooms reconsider their connections to social media.  “The shift away from social media is not a step backward but a strategic realignment toward platforms that better serve the needs of local news broadcasters. The future may not lie within the realms of Facebook, Twitter... - MORE -

Column: Record delays are contrary to the law

In early April, I requested some records from the Madison Police Department regarding what it said was the sole disciplinary action taken against an MPD officer or employee in the first three months of this year.  It was an exceedingly minor matter — a sergeant who got a one-day suspension... - MORE -