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Wilde joins Morgan Murphy Media

Respected Green Bay Packers beat writer Jason Wilde is joining Morgan Murphy Media. Wilde has covered the Packers since 1996 for various outlets including the Wisconsin State Journal, the Athletic, and ESPNWisconsin.com. In this new partnership, Wilde will provide daily reporting for Morgan Murphy Media’s local news websites in Wisconsin... - MORE -

Fulton to lead morning show on WKOW-TV

Dana Fulton has been named 27 News Anchor and Executive Producer of 27 News Wake Up Wisconsin at WKOW -TV in Madison. Fulton was promoted from Wake Up Meteorologist and will now anchor the weekday morning news from 4:30-7 a.m. on 27 News Wake Up Wisconsin. Fulton joined WKOW-TV in... - MORE -

Column: How cost is used to deny access to records

There’s good news and bad news in a recent Wisconsin Court of Appeals upholding an open records judgment related to the ridiculous and ham-handed investigation into alleged 2020 election fraud headed by former Supreme Court justice Michael Gableman. On the good news side, the appellate court upheld a lower court... - MORE -

Nominations sought for 2025 Opee Awards

The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group that works to protect access to public meetings and records, is now accepting nominations for its annual Openness in Government Awards, or Opees. Awards are given in six categories: Popee (public openness award): Recognizes extraordinary service to the cause of... - MORE -

Column: Protect the press against frivolous lawsuits

Shereen Siewert, publisher of the Wausau Pilot and Review, has been breathing easier these days. In September, a Wisconsin appeals court upheld a lower court’s dismissal of state Sen. Cory Tomczyk’s defamation lawsuit against Siewert, the nonprofit newsroom she founded in 2017, and one of its reporters. The ruling,... - MORE -

Sarah Carlson returns to News 3 Now in Madison 

Sarah Carlson is returning to the anchor desk at News 3 Now (WISC-TV) in Madison, marking a comeback over epilepsy. After an 11-year hiatus, Carlson is returning to co-anchor the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts alongside Eric Franke. During her time at News 3 from 2010 to 2013, Carlson,... - MORE -

Investigative journalism competition offers cash prizes

Investigative reporters are highly trained to uncover and expose stories that reveal critical information that may not be immediately apparent or readily accessible. However, pursuing these stories is no simple task, which is why the Wisconsin Newspaper Association and the A-Mark Foundation have established a new $15,000 cash prize for... - MORE -