Category Archives: News

The RTDNA has just requested that the FCC stop enforcing the rule that you must inform the person you’re recording if you intend to broadcast the conversation. The letter from the RTDNA to the FCC is here. There’s a special section of the WBA Newsroom website that concisely explains... - MORE -

Not exactly a surprise, but the folks at the Nieman journalism lab at Harvard have the analysis. Read it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Read the interesting piece from the Nieman Labs people at Harvard here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Bill Lueders, President of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, has written a column about Wisconsin lawmakers’ attempts to hide or destroy records of their legislative activities. Read that column here. If you are a reporter new to our state, or want a quick tutorial on Wisconsin’s Open Meetings... - MORE -

RTDNA keeps track of these things. The latest survey numbers are here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Three high-profile journalism groups have issued statements warning about potential violence to members of the media. Read the summary from Politico here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Here is the news release from the Elections Commission: Statement on Federal Request for Wisconsin Voter Information Date: June 30, 2017 MADISON, WI – Michael Haas, administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC), issued the following statement today regarding the request by the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity for... - MORE -

The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association supported the lawsuit against the Appleton School District, which claimed the district held committee meetings in secret, and in so doing violated the state’s Open Meetings law. The district argued that the committee was exempt from the law.  The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled the school board... - MORE -

The President’s latest Tweet-storm this morning, attacking CNBC’s Mika Brzezinski for her disparaging comments regarding him on “Morning Joe” generated a significant number of demands that Twitter suspend or shut down Trump’s account. That’s not likely going to happen, but Twitter won’t say exactly what its rules are. Many journalists... - MORE -

From one end of the state to the other, there was severe weather yesterday, and in every locale, in every market, Wisconsin’s broadcast news teams put out warnings, alerted their audiences, covered the events live, and kept people safe and informed. That’s why articles like this one, from Huffington... - MORE -