Category Archives: News

A Poynter webinar held this week about battling bias is now available for viewing for WBA members. You can find the recording here. The session explores: Where do our biases come from? How do we recognize our own biases? Eight kinds of biases that can influence our journalism (these don’t... - MORE -

If you’ve ever wondered if your audience cares that you might be appearing in a newscast from your living room, a study seeking to answer that question says the audience seems fine with it. Poynter reported on the study, which you can read about here.... - MORE -

The Donald W. Reynolds Institute at the University of Missouri is holding the 2022 Women in Journalism Workshop April 8-10 at the Institute. The Women in Journalism Workshop is an annual workshop that focuses on challenges and issues specific to women in the journalism industry today. We want to help ... - MORE -

Six Wisconsin broadcasters won 13 awards from the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The following awards were announced Sunday: Outstanding Achievement for News Programming – Evening Newscast: Smaller Markets (51+) WKOW, Madison: Protests in Downtown Madison Danielle Maxwell Zerebny, Producer; Caroline Bach, Producer; Jennifer... - MORE -

From the Society of Professional Journalists: The Society of Professional Journalists has launched Ethics Central, a hub for journalists on its website that brings together the most current industry news related to journalism ethics, newsroom diversity and inclusive coverage in one spot. Ethics Central will be the place for ... - MORE -

Two years ago this month, a Madison East High School teacher chaperoning a Minneapolis field trip creeped into students’ rooms using copies of their room keys and planted hidden cameras in their bathrooms. On Nov. 22, a few weeks after the teacher, David Kruchten, was sentenced to 12 years in... - MORE -

Madison weekend anchor and reporter Tajma Hall is moving to Milwaukee. Hall is leaving NBC 15 (WMTV-TV) to join CBS 58 (WDJT-TV) where she will be closer to her hometown of Chicago. “This is an incredible opportunity to continue to grow as a journalist and I feel so blessed,” Hall... - MORE -

Enterprise journalist Wudan Yam is writing today for Poynter about her experience during the pandemic and the realizations she’s had about experiencing journalism as an identity, rather than a profession.  You can find those insightful reflections here.... - MORE -

If you checked out over the Thanksgiving holiday, you are likely just learning about the COVID-19 omicron variant. Poynter compiled everything you need to get up to speed. Learn more here.... - MORE -

The Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks nominations for the Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics. Now in its 13th 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... - MORE -