Category Archives: News

Wisconsin’s recently-enacted constitutional amendment known as Marcy’s Law, which establishes rights for crime victims, is under scrutiny from public records advocates who say the amendment is being over-interpreted by some law enforcement agencies. The concerns are prompted by a decision by the Dodge County Sheriff to modify its daily incident... - MORE -

Jessob Reisbeck is joining the evening anchor team at CBS 58 (WDJT-TV) in Milwaukee. Reisbeck will join Natalie Shepherd and Chief Meteorologist Drew Burgoyne on the CBS 58 News, weeknights at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. and at 9 p.m. on WMLW The M. Reisbeck is returning to Wisconsin after... - MORE -

The Society of Professional Journalists released the following statement regarding a recently passed resolution: The Society of Professional Journalists said in a resolution passed Saturday that it believes the controls on employee speech by government agencies have led to severe limitations on public scrutiny of those entities and to a ... - MORE -

WBAY-TV in Green Bay is updating its news set and adding two newscasts. The Gray station is adding half hour newscasts at 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. bringing the station’s daily total of news hours to six. The 4:30 newscast will fit between existing newscasts at 4 and 5 p.m. ... - MORE -

Michele McCormack is joining Tom Zakaski as co-anchor at WFRV Local 5 News. She’ll be anchoring 5, 6, and 10 p.m. news in Green Bay and hosting the station’s upcoming Hispanic Heritage Month special. McCormack returns to television after nearly three years as the Individual Giving Manager of Hunger Task... - MORE -

The Milwaukee Press Club has announced that Corri Hess, reporter for Wisconsin Public Radio has been appointed president and will serve in that role for the next year. Hess was appointed effective with the membership’s ratification of annual elections to the club’s board of governors at its Annual Meeting on... - MORE -

RTDNA is using the recent release of its annual newsroom survey results to help newsrooms address the issues that newsrooms have identified as the biggest threats they face. “It’s time for newsrooms to fully commit to their changing audiences – by changing themselves,” the RTDNA wrote. Check out this article... - MORE -

WISN-TV News Director Ben Hart has been promoted to president and general manager of fellow Hearst station WJCL-TV in Savannah, Georgia. “Ben is an accomplished executive, succeeding at every assignment over his long career with Hearst,” said Hearst Television President Jordan Wertlieb. “He has made every newsroom he has led... - MORE -

WSAW-TV investigative reporter, Naomi Kowles, is making the move to Madison. Kowles will continue investigative work when she joins WISC-TV in October. While at WSAW, Kowles focused on politics, policy and public safety and the effects they have on people’s lives in rural Wisconsin. Her long-form reporting on child sexual... - MORE -