Category Archives: News

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

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 Online Personality” award, placing second.… – 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. Opinion writing plays a vital… – 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 free press to document 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 “missions” for their beats. Garvey —… – 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. Don’t forget that WBA members also have access… – 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 turn over more than 15… – 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.

WKBT-TV in La Crosse is welcoming a new meteorologist to Wisconsin. Derek Sibley tweeted Tuesday about his first week at the station as the weekday morning meteorologist. He’s a graduate of the University of South Alabama and most recently worked at KMID in Odessa, Texas.

NBC 7 San Diego Reporter and Director of Storytelling Joe Little is known for maximizing his time on camera when he’s live or recorded. Last week during a WBA webinar he shared his tips to make your time on camera matter, move the story forward, and simply look better. A recording of the session is… – MORE –