Category Archives: News

A 30 year veteran of TV news describes himself as a “true believer” in social media and is sharing his Facebook tips with other journalists. Boyd Huppert works for KARE-TV in Minneapolis and will be the keynote speaker at the WBA Student Seminar on March 2. Was was interviewed for... - MORE -

Attorney David Oxenford is drawing attention to a session at the WBA Broadcasters Clinic last month that focused on safety and security for broadcasters and broadcast stations. Oxenford was a member of the session panel and wrote about the session today on his blog. In his blog post, Oxenford... - MORE -

The Madison chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is pleased to announce that UW-Madison journalism students with unpaid or underpaid internships will be the recipient of proceeds from the annual Holiday Party and Raffle. Money from the raffle will go into the annual fund of the UW-Madison School of... - MORE -

The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) has released a new document aimed at helping journalists, newsroom managers, and station management with both common and uncommon ethical and operational situations. The “Guidelines for Journalists” is available here. It’s also now easy to find on the WBA Newsroom website. Look... - MORE -

Did you know that state lawmakers aren’t subject to the same public records laws that all other government agencies in Wisconsin are subject to? It’s true and it’s a loophole that’s been around for a long time. This report from WITI reporter Amanda St. Hilaire brings new attention to this... - MORE -

How’s your relationship with the local police department? This article from RTDNA is about how to combat the “PIO problem.” It suggests ways to get to a story without relying on the PIO and ideas for maintaining a healthy relationship with your PIO, keeping in mind that your job is... - MORE -

A Madison TV station is getting recognition for the fact-checking it did during the midterm elections. Poynter interviewed WISC-TV’s Jessica Arp about the station’s Reality Check project, which it called one of the oldest local fact-checking projects in the country. Arp told Poynter that Reality Check is what viewers talk... - MORE -