Category Archives: News

Poynter is offering a free session on Wednesday about what journalists need to know about vaccine hesitancy: Mass vaccination is the key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic. So why are approximately 40 percent of Americans not planning to be vaccinated? What role do journalists play in convincing people they should?... - MORE -

Poynter is offering a free training session to challenge journalists to think more critically about the language you used to describe incarcerated people in your reporting. A one-hour webinar titled “The Words We Use to Cover Criminal Justice, Jails and Prisons” and will be held April 21 at 11 a.m.... - MORE -

The next generation of storytellers is on display on campuses across Wisconsin, and they want to learn from you.  That’s why we have the WBA Student Storytellers website. Students are posting their work in student media in hopes of getting comments from professional broadcasters. Check it out and leave ... - MORE -

The RTDNA is starting a campaign to call for the passage of the Journalist Protection Act (JPA). To kick off this campaign, we are gathering stories from our fellow journalists about why this legislation matters. If you have a story about how anti-journalist violence has impacted your work, we want ... - MORE -

A free self-guided course offered by Poynter is giving journalists tool to build trust with their communities.  Register free here: How Any Journalist Can Earn Trust It’s a self-paced course, which means you can learn on your own time. You also can pick and choose the sections you complete and ... - MORE -

The Society of Professional Journalists released this announcement connected to Sunshine Week: As a part of Sunshine Week, the Society of Professional Journalists is publishing a “Reporter’s Guide to Algorithms,” which highlights examples of reporting on artificial intelligence and tips for how journalists can find similar stories on their ... - MORE -

The Wisconsin Department of Justice under Attorney General Josh Kaul released a new advisory to public bodies regarding public meetings in the age of COVID-19 during Sunshine Week. To ensure that in-person meetings during the pandemic are reasonably accessible to the public, governmental bodies should keep the public health situation, ... - MORE -

It’s Sunshine Week and some Wisconsin journalists are making the case for more openness in government. Here are some examples: Matt DeFour’s wrote a Your Right to Know column on redistricting Wisconsin State Journal editorial, “Shine more light on Wisconsin’s schools and cities” Wisconsin State Journal national op-ed: “Open government ... - MORE -

WAOW-TV anchor Ally Peters is heading to Rochester, New York. The evening anchor shared Friday this is her final week in Wausau. Peters said she’s accepted an anchor/reporter position at WROC-TV.  She’s worked at WAOW since 2018.... - MORE -

This year’s Openness in Government (Opee) Awards recognize Wisconsin’s largest newspaper for its dogged records-based coverage of the pandemic and its commitment to the cause of transparency in government, as well as a government agency that led the way in providing a maximum amount of information on COVID-19. Other winners... - MORE -