Category Archives: News

The Millenials – those born in the 80’s, 90’s, and early 2000’s – those who followed “Generation X” and are sometimes but less frequently called “Generation Y” – have vastly different TV viewing habits than the generations that preceded them. Here’s an interesting article in the New York Post that... - MORE -

This is compelling video taken during an actual live shot by KDFW-TV (Dallas, TX). The link is here. The reporter on the live shot seems pretty well-informed about what his rights as a representative of the media are. To be sure you, as a Wisconsin reporter, are familiar with... - MORE -

Here is the statement released by NBC News President Deborah Turness on the evening of February 10th, 2015:   We have decided today to suspend Brian Williams as Managing Editor and Anchor of NBC Nightly News for six months. The suspension will be without pay and is effective immediately. We... - MORE -

Jill Giesler of the Poynter Institute, a journalist with deep Wisconsin roots, wrote a piece for CJR regarding the NBC News Internal investigation. Well worth  reading. Great questions.  Read it here.... - MORE -

Has NBC’s Brian Williams cooked his own goose with his “conflated memories”? Some big-time journalists weigh in, in this interesting article from TV Newser.... - MORE -

No one thinks they’re a bad news writer. There are all sorts of reasons for using clichés and “news-speak” in stories (time/deadline pressure being one), but seldom an excuse. That’s why phrases like “fled on foot” and “the incident remains under investigation” – phrases only cops use – find their... - MORE -

George Albert Nelson, age 76, passed away peacefully at home on January 28, 2015. The cause of death was chronic lung disease. He was born in Madison on June 6, 1938 to Dorothea Smith Nelson and Russell Arthur Nelson. A life-long Madisonian, a status in which he took great pride,... - MORE -

Many Wisconsin radio and TV stations are reporting the Berlin School Board decided to stick with the nickname “Berlin Indians”, despite some pressure that it is a racist nickname. So: is it Ber-LIN, like the city in Germany for which it’s named; or, do the locals say “BURR-lin”? By the... - MORE -

The webinar was presented Tuesday afternoon, January 27th by Jacobs Media, a Michigan-based media consulting company selected by the WBA because of their experience in the space.  The entire Jacobs Media team participated, including President Fred Jacobs, sales expert and Vice-President Paul Jacobs, social media expert (and Wisconsin native) Lori... - MORE -

The WBA Newsroom site (www.wbanewsroom.org) has a special section on media law with Wisconsin-specific information. Lots of sections relevant to working media in the Badger State!... - MORE -