The election could be an opportunity for newsrooms to build trust with their audiences, according to this article posted today by RTDNA. Lynn Walsh from Trusting News writes that its important to tell your audience the processes you use to produce fair and accurate work. She shares four points to show how a newsroom’s political… – MORE –
Recruiting for newsrooms positions was already difficult before the pandemic, but COVID-19 has added a new level of complexity. RTDNA published this article this week from Andrew Seaman, Editor for Job Seekers & #GetHired at LinkedIn News that suggests four keys to recruiting during COVID-19. Seaman writes that job seekers are not letting the pandemic… – MORE –
Wake Up Wisconsin anchor Josh Gregory is headed to Ohio. Gregory’s last day at WAOW-TV in Wausau is Sept. 25. His next job is in Dayton where he’ll join WHIO as a producer. “To all of Central Wisconsin: Thanks for letting me into your homes. You welcomed me into the community with open arms and… – MORE –
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 report to remove the identities… – 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 reporting at WJLA, Washington D.C.’s… – MORE –
We have new FREE resources available to you and your newsrooms to prepare you for the upcoming election. The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and UW Center for Journalism Ethics has published a guide for reporters on covering election misinformation and disinformation. Download the guide here [PDF]. The guide is the source for this FREE virtual… – 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 higher COVID-19 death toll. SPJ cited the… – 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. The station also teased a… – 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 Force food bank and farm… – 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 September 10. Hess joined… – MORE –
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