Category Archives: News

Recording Available – Reporting with Care: Media, Victims, and Marsy’s Law in Wisconsin

The news media plays an important role in covering the impact of crime on communities and individuals. While crime survivors and victim advocates can find the media glare difficult to navigate at times, reporting can be beneficial in many cases including renewing investigators’ attention on unsolved crimes or raising awareness... - MORE -

Nominations sought for 2026 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics

The Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks nominations for the 2026 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics.Now in its 17th year, the Shadid Award recognizes ethical decisions in reporting stories in any medium, including print, broadcast and digital, by journalists working for established news organizations or publishing... - MORE -

Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin, WBA and WNA to host webinar on ethical victim reporting

Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association and the Wisconsin Newspaper Association are collaborating to hold a webinar focusing on best practices for responsible media reporting when dealing with crime victims. The speakers presenting at the webinar will be Leigh Mills, Evening News Anchor for WMTV; Kim Goldman, Victim... - MORE -

O’Shea returning to Milwaukee on WTMJ-TV

Kidd O’Shea is returning to Milwaukee, where he started his media career, to join TMJ4 (WTMJ-TV). He will join the TMJ4 morning news team as the station’s new traffic anchor and community correspondent. “We are thrilled to welcome Kidd home to TMJ4,” said Tim Vetscher, the station’s news director. “His... - MORE -

Marotta named sports director for TMJ4 News

TMJ4 News (WTMJ-TV) in Milwaukee announced today that Karley Marotta will be the station’s new Sports Director. Marotta joins WTMJ-TV from WKOW-TV in Madison, where she served as Sports Director and previously anchored weeknight sports on 27 News. Marotta began her television career in La Crosse spending two-and-a-half years at... - MORE -

Spigner to anchor, report for WISN-TV

Rheya Spigner is joining WISN-TV in Milwaukee as co-anchor of WISN 12 News at 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. beginning the week of Oct. 20. She will anchor alongside Derrick Rose, Diana Gutiérrez, Blake Eason, Dario Melendez and Chief Meteorologist Mark Baden. In addition to her anchor duties, Spigner will... - MORE -

WBA hosting online event to highlight reporting on victims

Your WBA is hosting an online event with the Wisconsin Newspaper Association on Nov. 11 at noon titled, “Reporting with Care: Media, Victims, and Marsy’s Law in Wisconsin.” Here’s a description of the session: The news media plays an important role in covering the impact of crime on communities and ... - MORE -

Engebretson joins WFRV-TV anchor desk

Award-winning veteran journalist Stacy Engebretson joined the WFRV Local 5 News team and is set to debut alongside Tom Zalaski on the anchor desk. Engebretson, who has more than 25 years of journalism experience, with 23 of those years in Green Bay, will co-anchor the evening news with Tom Zalaski... - MORE -

Andrea Albers named morning co-anchor on WTMJ-TV

Andrea Albers will step into the role of morning co-anchor on TMJ4 News Today on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee. Albers joined the station in 2021 as a reporter and anchor. Most recently, she has been guiding the Milwaukee area through the morning commute as TMJ4’s traffic anchor, and as the station’s... - MORE -

Column: ‘No comment’ is no help to the public

As homelessness grows across Wisconsin, social service agencies are feeling a crunch. The federal government is slashing funding for tackling the problem, and state lawmakers aren’t helping much either. Reporters for Wisconsin Watch, the nonprofit news organization for which I work, unpacked those challenges in a . They noted the... - MORE -

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