Category Archives: News

Poynter is hosting a free session to help journalists track American Rescue Plan spending. Here’s more: In the recovery act from 2009, there was an $800 billion stimulus. The American Rescue Plan Act, which was signed into law one year ago, provides a total $1.9 trillion. Journalists haven’t covered federal ... - MORE -

Most of the time, public officials in Wisconsin obey the state’s openness laws. Sometimes, they need a little prodding from the courts. But the recent conduct of Robin Vos and Michael Gableman is something altogether new, and deeply disturbing. Both Vos, the speaker of the state Assembly, and Gableman, whom... - MORE -

A co-host of Wisconsin’s Morning news on WTMJ-AM in Milwaukee is leaving after seven years. Jane Matenaer’s last broadcast was Friday. She joined WTMJ in 2015 after five years in mornings at B93.3 (WLDB) and 25 years at 99.1 The Mix (WMYX). Matensar said she doesn’t plan on retiring but... - MORE -

Cyreia Sandlin is WISN 12’s (WISN-TV’s) new weekend evening news anchor. Effective July 25, she will join meteorologist Daji Aswad at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Saturdays, along with Sundays at 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Sandlin replaces Kristen Pierce, who recently took on new duties as... - MORE -

Southern Wisconsin’s Big Radio group has hired Sean Maloney to pick up news reporter and anchoring duties for the cluster’s stations including WCLO in Janesville and four other stations in the cluster. Maloney was most recently the sports director and announcer at WFAW, WSJY, and WKCH in Fort Atkinson.   WCLO... - MORE -

The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council issued a statement this week after the release of a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision affecting open records law: The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s today in Friends of Frame Park vs. City of Waukesha is a body blow to the state’s traditions of open government. It... - MORE -

Jim Wilson is joining TMJ4 (WTMJ-TV) in Milwaukee as chief photographer. Wilson has won a Peabody Award, is a five-time National Murrow Award winner and is in the . Wilson started as a photojournalist at Fox 6 (WITI-TV) in Milwaukee more than 30 years ago. He eventually became Chief Photojournalist, then... - MORE -

Meteorologist Brian Gotter is leaving TMJ4 (WTMJ-TV) in Milwaukee after 26 years in broadcasting. He was at the station for 16 years. Gotter is taking a full-time role with the MACC (Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer) Fund. He’s served as the face of TMJ4’s partnership with the MACC Fund and... - MORE -

After a string of mass shootings, newsrooms are debating whether showing photos from the incidents would made a difference in preventing future mass shootings. Poynter wrote on the topic this week. You can read about that here.... - MORE -