Category Archives: News

The following statement written by James Friedman, legal counsel for the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, outlines the association’s position on the impact of Marsy’s Law on public records. In April of this year, the Wisconsin electorate approved Marsy’s Law, which had passed the Wisconsin Legislature in two consecutive sessions.  Marsy’s Law,... - MORE -

Amy DuPont announced Friday she’s leaving the “Wake Up’ team at FOX 6 (WITI-TV) in Milwaukee. She he moving to WKBT-TV in La Crosse to anchor the 5 p.m. news. She was at WITI-TV for three years. DuPont explained to viewers that she’s ‘headed home.’ DuPont has won four Emmy... - MORE -

A weekend anchor and investigative team leader for WKBT-TV in La Crosse is leaving. Mal Meyer announced Sunday that he’s moving to New England to be closer to family. Meyer thanked viewers for their support over the last three year during his final signoff.... - MORE -

In late October, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections the number of COVID-19 deaths among people incarcerated in state prisons. That’s good news. But it’s troubling that this disclosure, which revealed that at least five state inmates have died, came only after months of delaying, obfuscating and covering up. And the... - MORE -

UW-Madison broadcast journalism professor Pat Hastings recently talked about the state of the business with her former student, Charlie Berens. On the Oct. 30 episode of the Cripescast, Hastings talked about how social media has affected broadcast journalism and the rise of citizen journalism. Hastings is a member of... - MORE -

Wisconsin’s broadcasters were on duty throughout the night election night and into the following morning with coverage of the Nov. 3 election. The presidential election is a close race and newsrooms were also busy covering hundreds of state races and local referendums. Thank you to everyone putting in extra hours... - MORE -

After eight years at WSAW-TV in Wausau anchoring and producing Sunrise 7, Sean Caldwell has announced he’s accepted a job in Shreveport, Louisiana. WSAW-TV reporter and weekend anchor Emerson Lehmann will fill Caldwell’s anchoring role on Sunrise 7, joining Kassandra Sepeda. Lehmann has been at WSAW since June 2019. During... - MORE -

Al Tompkins from Poynter has a list of resources to help you with coverage of the presidential election. Here are 19 tools and resources for covering the 2020 presidential election. The resources include tools to help you track what voters are searching for, monitor extremist violence, find key dates to... - MORE -

RTDNA has compiled a checklist for your newsroom ahead of Election Day. The checklist can be found here. Your WBA wishes you good luck in your election coverage. Thank you for your service to your local communities.... - MORE -

Before the pandemic, journalists could always count on finding elusive public officials by going to a board or committee meeting. With many of those meetings being held online, public officials are finding it easier to avoid journalists and the public. How are journalists getting around this and other hurdles brought... - MORE -