Category Archives: News

Have you ever tackled a project with another newsroom? What did you learn from that? Poynter is writing this week about the “No. 1 key to success” when working with another newsroom. Hint: It has to do with who’s in charge 🙂... - MORE -

The recording of a WBA webinar about how to make local election reporting resonate in 2020 is now available for viewing. MLive.com political reporter Emily Lawler has covered elections in Michigan for eight years. She presented the webinar last week. The webinar is available for viewing here (available to WBA... - MORE -

Did you that there’s a source of Wisconsin-based investigative reporting available to newsrooms for free republication? The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism  covers topics like the environment, health care, immigration, and other topics specific to the Wisconsin audience, like Foxconn.  Click here to read more about how you can use... - MORE -

The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association with partners Google News Lab, UW School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and The Poynter Institute are offering an intensive day of training to help journalists cover the 2020 Presidential election. This training is led by Poynter’s Senior Faculty Al Tompkins and will be held Jan.... - MORE -

The FAA is proposing tracking for more drones in U.S. airspace in order to increase the viability of commercials drones. The proposal has been described as giving drones virtual license plates. Newsrooms interested in keeping their drones in the air safely and legally can learn more here.... - MORE -

Making a change to how newsrooms are run will always bring out an assortment of responses from the newsroom staff. This article from RTDNA seeks to anticipate those responses to help change makers prepare. The article outlines the responses from “the critic,” “the victim,” “the bystander,” and “the jump up... - MORE -

A webinar on Thursday offered by the WBA is focused on helping reporters prepare for the 2020 election season. MLive.com political reporter Emily Lawler has covered elections in Michigan for eight years. She will lead the webinar titled “2020 Election: Making Local Reporting Resonate.” Tune into this webinar for tips... - MORE -

Jessica Tighe signed off this week at CBS 58 (WDJT-TV) in Milwaukee. Tighe has been with station for seven years. In her last appearance on the air she said, “It’s time for a fresh start.”... - MORE -

WBA Board Chair Steve Lavin is writing about local newsrooms in his last newsletter column of his tenure. In his column, Lavin said he’s talked to a lot of viewers who believe the news has a right or left bias. He says local newsrooms are here to inform and... - MORE -

WSAW-TV reporter Brian Will is leaving the station and the business for a public relations role at Sentry Insurance. Will started his broadcast career in Wausau in June 2017 as producer, working his way up to reporter and fill-in anchor. His last day at WSAW is Jan. 10.... - MORE -