Category Archives: News

A campaign getting underway today aims to generate support for protecting press freedoms. The Protect Press Freedom campaign calls on community members to step up to help protect the press freedom that makes it possible for journalists to do accountability reporting. More information and a list of ways to participate... - MORE -

The Radio Television Digital News Foundation is taking applications for scholarships and fellowships for student and early career journalists. More than $35,000 in journalism scholarships and fellowships will be awarded in May 2020. Nine scholarships for journalism students and four fellowships for new professionals for are available, and recipients are... - MORE -

Poynter has opened registration on three leadership programs for women in media. The “Leadership Academy for Women in Media” takes place at the Poynter Institute in February, April, and October. Learn more here. “How Any Journalist Can Earn Trust” takes place at the Poynter Institute on Feb. 10, 2020.... - MORE -

The WBA Awards season is underway with today’s release of the WBA Awards brochure. Read about all the updates to the awards program here and get inspired by checking out last year’s award winners here. Get out your calendars: The contest opens Dec. 1, it closes on Jan.... - MORE -

Wisconsin’s tradition of government transparency rests on the state’s open records and open meetings laws. They declare that nearly every government document is open to public inspection, and nearly every meeting of groups formed to do governmental work must be open to the public. Unfortunately, those laws are woefully underenforced.... - MORE -

A new “State of Public Trust in Local News” report from Knight and Gallup shows that local news is trusted, and is more trusted than national news organizations, but not as strongly as previously thought. This article from RTDNA digs into the report to see what local newsrooms... - MORE -

WSAW-TV morning reporter and weekend anchor/producer Emily Boyer has taken a job in Florida. Boyer was at the Wausau station for two years. She will be morning assignment editor and traffic anchor/reporter at WJXT-TV in Jacksonville, Florida.... - MORE -

RTDNA is offering a webinar next month on how to improve newsroom hiring and retention. The webinar will cover: •  How to hire a rockstar team that complements and builds your newsroom’s skills. •  How to avoid common mistakes that can even break the law. •  How to retain great... - MORE -

Journalists work with many public information officers these days, but at least one journalist-turned-PIO thinks the PIOs are underutilized. Hannah Mohelnitzky was a journalist and is now a PIO for the City of Madison Engineering Department. She produced this video for the WBA Young Professionals explaining how journalists can get... - 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. The workshop is perfect for... - MORE -