FeaturedFebruary 4 2026

Column: Shine more light on open investigations

A horrific scene played out in February in an apartment complex in Middleton, a Madison suburb. A woman and her two young children had died. The tight-knit community mourned for this family as its members asked: How could this happen? Several days after the shootings, Middleton police released a statement... - MORE -

UW to host “Journalism Ethics & the AI Challenge” online and in person

The Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host its 15th annual journalism ethics conference at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery on Friday, April 5, 2024, in Madison, Wisconsin. The conference is free, open to the public and made possible by generous sponsorships from craig newmark philanthropies... - MORE -

Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council names ‘Opee’ winners

Reporters covering issues regarding police and corrections officials are among the honorees of this year’s Openness Awards, or Opees, bestowed by the . Others winners include: a Milwaukee-based citizens group that used public records to help push for improvements in housing; a former city council member who fought to obtain... - MORE -

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A wallet-sized PDF summary of the Wisconsin Open Meetings and Open Records Laws has been developed by the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council. You will find this handy reference, which provides a quick layperson’s explanation of Wisconsin’s Open Meetings and Open Records Laws, under the “resources” section of the... - MORE -

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