Category Archives: News

Anyone who has worked in broadcasting for at least 10 years, remembers the age before social media. I’m talking when social accounts strictly belonged to people and not police departments or  non-profits. Finding story ideas would come from poaching items from newspapers, press releases or conversations with friends and family.... - MORE -

More data is being released from the RTDNA/Newhouse School at Syracuse University Survey, with a focus on streaming, social and coping with COVID. You can read more about the data here and the dig into the data here.... - MORE -

After 10 years at WKBT-TV in La Crosse, Michelle Poedel announced Friday was her last day. On her Facebook page, Poedel said she fulfilled her childhood dream of being a meteorologist, but will start a new adventure with her photography business. Poedel said she’s looking forward to more time with... - MORE -

If you want to see all of the emails your mayor received and sent during the week of March 16-20, 2020, to find communications regarding the coronavirus outbreak, all you have to do is ask. Under state law, the mayor is required to retain these and provide them on request.... - MORE -

People in the news industry are often posing questions on social media regarding various journalism awards and job seeking. I am going to try to answer some of them today. Do news directors care about awards when looking at a resume? As a news director and a person in charge... - MORE -

Wisconsin Watch and Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) have joined the NEW News Lab (Northeast Wisconsin News Lab), a new collaborative that provides technology support, capacity building and additional funding to boost local journalism and newsrooms.  The collaboration includes six news organizations: Wisconsin Watch, WPR, FoxValley365, The Post-Crescent, Green Bay Press-Gazette... - MORE -

Are you on social media? Of course you are. But what is the best platform for journalists? 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 Online Personality” award, placing second.... - MORE -

A months-long investigation into Wisconsin’s broken unemployment system earned TMJ4 News a 2021 Walter Cronkite Award, a national award from the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center. The award honors journalism that seeks truth, examines inequities, serves the public and demonstrates the indispensability of a free and trustworthy press. “In his... - MORE -

The deadline for a fellowship for photographers is Tuesday, June 1. The Rick Jowett Fellowship was established in 2017 by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation to support educational opportunities for photographers and videographers who work in media in Wisconsin. Recipients of the fellowship can use the grant for professional development... - MORE -