Category Archives: News

Assistant News Director Briggs LeSavage has been promoted to news director at KBJR-TV in Duluth. A Duluth native, LeSavage started at KBJR-TV as a co-anchor, producer, and reporter in 2016. She’s a graduate of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota where she studied communications and journalism. “Our... - MORE -

The media attention on the case of Gabrielle Petito has some media critics using the case to point out how some missing person cases get more attention than others. Check out this article from the New York Times. ... - MORE -

Your WBA is offering free training to newsrooms on how to report on suicide deaths. The free training comes from the Poynter Institute. It was held Sept. 15 and the recording is now available here. Here’s more about the session: Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in ... - MORE -

The President of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council will be inducted into the National Freedom of Information Coalition’s State Open Government Hall of Fame. Bill Lueders is one of four to be inducted Sept. 30. The Coalition wrote of Leuders: Bill Lueders is editor of The Progressive and author ... - MORE -

The following comes from NAB: September is Suicide Prevention Month. For reporters covering suicides, reporting best practices can help to reduce suicide contagion. One study found that there was a 13% increase in deaths following celebrity suicides. Save.org and Cisco have joined forces to support journalists and content creators ... - MORE -

The Reynolds Journalism Institute is holding a session next month about bridging the gap between journalism research and practice. Here’s more: Despite the looming crisis in journalism, a research-practice gap plagues the news industry. Journalism Research that Matters argues that an underappreciated factor in the news crisis is a potentially ... - MORE -

Heather Foster is leaving the anchor desk at WSAW-TV in Wausau to spend more time raising her family. Foster made the announcement Monday. She’s decided to stay home and raise her infant daughter. She and her husband will remain in the Wausau area to raise their family. “I started my... - MORE -

From the UW Center for Journalism Ethics: The Center for Journalism Ethics will host a public event –  “Just Narratives: Covering Criminal Justice” – at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, at the Memorial Union Play Circle on the UW–Madison campus. Three panelists with expertise in criminal justice and journalism will... - MORE -

Matt Infield has been named Sports Director at WSAW-TV in Wausau. Infield joined WSAW in 2018 as a sports reporter. He replaces Reece Van Haaften who accepted a job in Knoxville last month.... - MORE -

Many states, including Wisconsin, have public records laws. But that doesn’t mean requesters always get the records they seek, or even that the laws are followed. What provisions in a state’s laws are most associated with compliance? The answer may surprise you. It’s not the strength of a law’s penalty... - MORE -