Category Archives: News

New research shared this week suggests that coverage of political outrage news could not only fail to boost engagement on digital platforms, but it could hurt your credibility. This article from Katalina Deaven at the Center for Media Engagement explains how the research defines “outrage news” and how coverage of... - MORE -

A proposed bill in the state legislature would protect the identity of lottery winners to prevent harassment. Current Wisconsin law doesn’t allow winners to remain anonymous. Wisconsin FOIC President Bill Lueders said the lawmakers pushing the bill have offered no examples of the harassment they day lottery winners have experienced.... - MORE -

Working journalists are invited to apply for fellowships to attend Media Law School 2019, to be held Sept. 18-21 in Columbia, South Carolina at the University of South Carolina. The Media Law School is an intensive seminar that teaches journalists about criminal and civil law and procedure with a focus... - MORE -

Perhaps you’re new to shooting video or perhaps it’s been awhile since you got instruction and might want some reminders about what makes great video. This article outlines the five steps to better visual storytelling. These are tips for beginners, but it never hurts for veterans to review these... - MORE -

KCCI in Des Moines recently paid tribute to the men and women behind the camera with a program about news photographers. The station was recently named Station of the Year by the National Press Photographers Association. Check out the special program here.... - MORE -

A news reporter in Memphis is coming home to Milwaukee. Tony Atkins will join WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee in mid-August. Atkins is from Milwaukee and graduated from UW-Milwaukee. Atkins has been with Cox Media Group since 2014, most recently with WHBQ-TV in Memphis.... - MORE -

Wisconsin’s open records law applies to all records requests, big or small. But under former Attorney General Brad Schimel, the Wisconsin Department of Justice implemented a restrictive policy that limited access based on the number of potentially responsive emails. After being sued by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD),... - MORE -

Anyone who has spent some time in a newsroom has been part of a conversation about whether or not a sensitive image should be published. The conversation no doubt came up this week with the publication of an image of a man and his daughter who had drowned in the... - MORE -

Journalists in Illinois are contending with a public official’s media policy that requires reporters to submit questions in advance of an interview and face termination of the interview if the reporter asks questions that don’t appear on a pre-approved list. The RTDNA, Illinois News Broadcasters Association, the Illinois Broadcasters Association... - MORE -