Category Archives: News

Local radio and TV newsrooms can help in educating the public about media literacy. KMOX news Director Beth Coghlan, writing for RTDNA, wrote this article explaining how they’ve used their broadcasts to include education about media literacy. The newsroom also produced a podcast on the topic.... - MORE -

Bob Wills, the former editor of the Milwaukee Sentinel and founder and first president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, passed away last week at age 95.  The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published this story about his life.... - MORE -

If you’re new to reporting, you’ll likely find this checklist from Poynter helpful: 14 questions for new journalists to consider when filing a story... - MORE -

Social media is an incredible tool for connecting with your audience. But the line between sharing and oversharing is a fine one. Sara Maslar-Donar is the anchor of WKOW’s Wake Up Wisconsin Weekend morning show and reports for the weekday morning show. She was also recipient of the WBA’s ‘Best... - MORE -

Poynter is offering a free workshop for journalists of color. “Power of Diverse Voices: Writing Workshop for Journalists of Color” is taking place Nov. 18-21. The (workshop) is a transformative, four-day seminar that helps journalists of color find their voice and build skills for writing opinion pieces and personal essays. ... - MORE -

In response to recent incidents of violence involving broadcast journalists, the following statement was made by NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith: “NAB is gravely concerned by recent incidents of violence directed against broadcast journalists who are covering local news. A cornerstone of American democracy is the right of the... - MORE -

The Madison Chapter of the Society for Professional Journalists is holding a free virtual training session on July 28 to help journalists set mission statements for their beats. In 2019, Megan Garvey led the dozens of reporters in her Southern California newsroom as they, for the first time, set explicit ... - MORE -

The National Association of Broadcasters has a document for broadcasters titled “NAB’s Radio Rules: A Guide to FCC regulations for Radio Stations” that newsrooms and stations might find useful for addressing legal questions. You can hear more about it on the NAB’s recent podcast about the guidebook.... - MORE -

Imagine that a developer has been lobbying your local town board to approve a controversial development. You file a record request asking for all emails between that developer and the board’s three members.  None of them have official government email accounts, so they search their personal emails.  Two members each... - MORE -

As staffs begin to return to the newsroom after the pandemic, it’s a good time to rethink how you use your space in the newsroom. Steven Ackerman, writing for RTDNA, offers some ideas to think about. You can check those out here.... - MORE -