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A TV station in Madison and another in Wausau are adding 4 p.m. newscasts to their weekday schedues. WKOW-TV in Madison and WAOW-TV in Wausau are making the change. Both stations are owned by Allen Media.... - MORE -

Wisconsin’s open records law is most often used by requesters seeking to obtain records from a government agency. But occasionally it works in reverse, allowing someone to block the release of records to a requester. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has recently  important limits on such efforts. Ironically, it was the court... - MORE -

From NAB: The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced the launch of the 2022 Election Toolkit. The online resource provides local television and radio broadcasters with ideas and information to cover the 2022 local, state and federal elections. The 2022 Election Toolkit provides assets to help broadcasters serve their ... - MORE -

Brandice Bailey is the new vice president and news director of WITI-TV in Milwaukee. Bailey will oversee all editorial, business, and administrative functions for WITI-TV. “Brandice has the experience and strategic vision to lead WITI FOX6 to further success,” said Vice President and General Manager, Chuck Steinmetz. Bailey was the assistant news... - MORE -

TV broadcasters have been growing the amount of local news service over the last 10 years, according to a recent analysis of Nielsen data conducted by NAB. The findings show that 154,445 local news telecasts aired in November 2021, an increase of nearly 16 percent from November 2016 and 35... - MORE -

Let’s say you request records from a public official under the state’s Open Records Law. Let’s say the official, though legally obligated to provide them, does not. Let’s say the records are not provided until after you hire a lawyer and file a lawsuit, at considerable expense.  Have you won... - MORE -

If you haven’t reviewed your newsroom’s social media policy recently, perhaps it’s time to dust it off. Poynter is offering a four-step process to revise your policy and keep it relevant. Check it out here.... - MORE -

In the wake of recent mass shootings in the United States, Poynter is offering a free online group seminar to help journalists at any stage in their career develop story ideas to better cover gun violence and the gun debate in their communities. Areas of focus include: the latest proposals... - MORE -

NBC News Political Director and Meet the Press Moderator Chuck Todd will join TMJ4’s Charles Benson and Shannon Sims to moderate the upcoming Wisconsin U.S. Senate primary debate at Marquette University in Milwaukee. TMJ4 (WTMJ-TV) will produce and broadcast the event live on Sunday, July 17 at 6 p.m. in... - MORE -

Core to the debate over immigration reform in the U.S. is how to handle refugees, from Ukraine, from Afghanistan, and from countries in Central America. Poynter is offering a free webinar to provide journalists a more nuanced understanding of immigration in the U.S. in order to analyze current policy, report... - MORE -