Column: AG candidates weigh in on transparency

Josh Kaul and Eric Toney are miles apart on many issues, but when it comes to open government, the candidates vying for Wisconsin attorney general in the Nov. 8 election agree: more money is needed to handle enforcement of the state’s transparency laws. The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council sent... - MORE -

Duluth/Superior station combines news operations

KBJR-TV, Gray’s NBC and CBS affiliate in Duluth/Superior is combining its journalism operations into one team: Northern News Now. The station said the move makes Northern News Now the largest newsroom in the Duluth-Superior television market and allows for local newscasts at new times on CBS at 4 p.m. and... - MORE -

Free session on creating newsrooms with high retention

Your WBA is offering a free webinar session with Kevin Benz titled “Creating a Station Environment No One Wants to Leave.” The best way to recruit the best talent is to create a newsroom no one wants to leave. Retention is the core of good recruiting and it takes a ... - MORE -


In Depth

Wisconsin Open Meetings & Records Law

Civic and legislative leaders of Wisconsin have always felt strongly about the importance of having the public aware of what their governmental bodies are doing. Wisconsin law, with very few exceptions, requires that such meetings be held publicly in places reasonably accessible to members of the public, and that such... - MORE -