Category Archives: News

Greta Van Susteren is out at Fox News, as the shakeup continues, with news today that former FNC Anchor Gretchen Carlson will settle her sexual harassment lawsuit against former boss Roger Ailes for $20 million. Van Susteren was born in Appleton and is a graduate of Appleton Xavier High School... - MORE -

“…with each passing year, the internet news culture demands ever more speed and rewards triviality and snark, not the kind of patience and nuance that is fundamental to investigative reporting.” So says Paul Fanlund, veteran Wisconsin print journalist, in his column today. Agree or not, it’s interesting reading. Here’s a... - MORE -

All those posts on Twitter and Facebook, and the long string of retweets or comments on the post? It’s not really engagement unless the news managers and content-shapers are involved in it. So says this interesting article. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

The Sensemaking Summit: Saturday, October 1 – 9:30AM – 1:30 PM Madison Marriott West       The Poynter Sensemaking Summit   As a journalist, you are bombarded by press releases, studies and political announcements. You need help sorting through what is real, what is noise and what is flat-out deception.  ... - MORE -

Wisconsin’s landmark Open Meetings and Open Records laws have been modified and changed in several ways in the past legislative session. Attorney General Brad Schimel wants reporters to know about two upcoming seminars regarding the changes in those laws, which are critical to the everyday work of journalists in the... - MORE -

Here’s the latest, along with the rules and regulations. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Poynter’s Al Tompkins is among the stellar lineup of presenters for this October 1st event. Learn more here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

An interesting article with some great nuggets of information. Read it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Bloomberg says the numbers weren’t that good, particularly among younger people. Read it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

“I’m standing in front of a place where news happened about 14 hours ago because the producer wants a live shot.” Here’s some advice from a veteran TV reporter on keeping your story fresh. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -