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Meekins to retire from TMJ4 News

Carole Meekins will retire from TMJ4 (WTMJ-TV) on Nov. 30 after 32 years at the station and more than 40 years in television. Meekins is an award-winning journalist and the most veteran anchor in the Milwaukee market. She is well known for the station’s Positively Milwaukee franchise and helped launch... - MORE -

Gutiérrez named 10 p.m. co-anchor on WISN-TV

Diana Gutiérrez is the new co-anchor of “WISN 12 News at 10:00 p.m.,” effective Nov. 20. On weeknights, she will work alongside co-anchor Patrick Paolantonio, meteorologist Mark Baden, and Sports Director Dario Melendez. Gutiérrez will also serve in an enhanced reporting role on “WISN 12 News at 6:00 p.m.” “Diana... - MORE -

Column: Reopening court discussions was a good idea

Christa Westerberg
On Oct. 9, 2023, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held a lively, 35-minute on whether to allow the deletion of certain eviction records from Wisconsin’s online court records system. I’ll get to that topic in a moment; what’s remarkable is that we were able to witness this discussion at all. In... - MORE -

Green Bay co-anchors mark 25 years on air together

A co-anchor team on a Green Bay TV station are marking 25 years on the air together. On Friday, Action 2 News (WBAY-TV) evening anchors Bill Jartz and Cami Rapson marked the milestone. Jartz was already the station’s established sports director when Rapson arrived in Green Bay in 1993. After working... - MORE -

Earn trust with your audience

Trust is the coin of the realm for journalists, and a free self-guided course is aimed at helping journalists earn trust from their local communities. From Poynter: We have to stop assuming people understand the mission, ethics and processes behind our work in journalism. We can’t let ourselves get lumped ... - MORE -

Free training on covering LGBTQ+ communities

Check this out from Poynter: As the  and the  note, the United States is experiencing a surge in anti-trans legislation in 2023. Journalists can tell nuanced, informed stories about transgender and gender non-conforming people using resources from Poynter. Thanks to a grant from the Gill Foundation, our Poynter newsroom is ... - MORE -

Column: Protect the press against bogus lawsuits

In mid-August, in my role as a press advocate, I received a call from the owner of a small, vibrant, online community newspaper who was worried about publishing a story that reflected poorly on a local business. The paper had checked and rechecked its facts, and gave the business repeated... - MORE -

George Stanley to lead Wisconsin Watch

From Wisconsin Watch: George Stanley, a nationally respected veteran news leader and longtime Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editor, has been named CEO of Wisconsin Watch, effective Oct. 16. “We are pleased that a journalist of George’s stature will lead Wisconsin Watch into the future,” said Brant Houston, chair of Wisconsin... - MORE -