Category Archives: News

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 -

A new WBA Award will recognize the young professionals forging new paths in broadcasting. The WBA Young Professional of the Year Award seeks to recognize young broadcasters who have made a significant impact on their stations and communities. Nominees must be under the age of 40 at the time of... - MORE -

You don’t have to be a baseball fan to learn something from the WBA Doug Chickering – WIAA Sports Workshop, which this year features Brewers statistical expert. The workshop will be held July 24 at Miller Park and includes a ticket to the afternoon game against the Cincinnati Reds. Speakers... - MORE -

Broadcast networks will be looking to their local affiliates in the 2020 election cycle as they try to tell the story of the next election “from the ground up.” The decision is in reaction to the 2016 election in which networks feel the inaccurate assumptions drove flawed coverage. You can... - MORE -

Have you noticed that the media is not naming mass shooters as much as they used to? It’s something the public asked for and seems to be getting it now. It takes away the notoriety that shooters would often enjoy after committing their crimes. This article from Poynter examines the... - MORE -