Category Archives: News

Madison-based Morgan Murphy Media is launching two company-wide efforts designed to better attract and grow high-quality journalists and station leaders. Journalism 365 is a comprehensive development program for early-stage journalists to get on-the-job training and personal development experiences that set them up for a long and successful career. Selected participants... - MORE -

RTDNA released a statement to journalists working in Ukraine as fighting got underway in the country. You can read the statement here.... - MORE -

Poynter is offering a free data journalism workshop series is designed to help local journalists track and analyze how the American Rescue Plan and other federal stimulus funds are used in their communities. Areas of focus include: public health, public safety, infrastructure and environment. You can read more and apply ... - MORE -

Gabriella Garza will be the weekend morning news anchor on WISN 12 starting March 9. Along with meteorologist Molly Bernard, Garza will anchor ‘WISN 12 News This Morning’ from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. In addition, Garza will provide in-depth... - MORE -

Google announced a change this week aimed at improving the visibility of and traffic to local news websites. “The improvement to Google’s ranking system would enable local news sources that are deemed authoritative and relevant to appear more often alongside national publications in features such as Top Stories. This ensures... - MORE -

A survey by Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications shows journalists are finding notable changes at their media organizations, including new training programs, hiring procedures and policies related to language used about communities of color. You can read more here.... - MORE -

In recent years, the news business in Wisconsin has seen a lot of bad news. Dozens of newspapers have closed. Revenues are way down. Staffs are being trimmed. And “vulture” hedge funds are circling, threatening to pick clean the bones of this once robust industry. But there is at least... - MORE -

RTDNA is pointing out some important data that suggests that the job of journalist is getting more dangerous around the world. Here are the key facts highlighted by RTDNA contributor Michael Castengera: The number of journalists jailed for their work hit a global record in 2021. More female journalists were... - MORE -