In TV news, a fair amount of stories we cover include people with disabilities. Their stories shed light on medical advancements, their spirits are uplifting, and most often, sharing their story with a local audience can help generate much-needed financial support. But sometimes it’s tough when you know you need to address a medical condition… – MORE –
There are two things I know for sure: Salads always taste better when someone else makes them. And probably once a week you do something to annoy your assignment editor. It really takes a special person to handle the role of the Assignment Editor. There is a ton of responsibility, very few ‘thanks’ and let’s… – MORE –
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, which amends Article I, section 9m… – 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 awards as well as two… – 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.
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 DOC is still trying hard to… – 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 the WBA Education Committee. You can… – 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 this week to keep Wisconsinites… – 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 his time at NewsChannel 7,… – 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 know, lawsuits to track, polling… – MORE –
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