FeaturedSeptember 19 2026

UW to offer Digital Investigations Boot Camp

The University of Wisconsin Public Tech Media Lab in Madison is offering a Digital Investigations Bootcamp in May to provide intensive, hands-on OSINT training program in the Midwest designed specifically for journalists, OSINT practitioners, editors, and newsroom researchers. Open-source intelligence (OSINT) uses publicly available, natively digital or digitized data to reconstruct events and verify information… Read More: UW to offer Digital Investigations Boot Camp »

St. Hilaire named to lead WITI-TV newsroom

Amanda St. Hilaire has been promoted to vice president and News Director at Fox Television Stations’ WITI-TV in Milwaukee. She will oversee all the editorial, business, and administration functions for the station and its streaming offerings, reporting to Mim Davey, Senior Vice President and Regional General Manager of WITI-TV and KMSP-WFTC in Minneapolis. “Amanda’s leadership… Read More: St. Hilaire named to lead WITI-TV newsroom »

Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council names ‘Opee’ winners 

Two attempts to peel back the veil of secrecy over the proliferation of data centers are being honored in this year’s Openness in Government Awards, or Opees, bestowed by the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council. The awards also recognize a district attorney who took seriously his obligations to enforce the records law and a now-deceased… Read More: Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council names ‘Opee’ winners  »

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    Thumbnail Sketch of Wisconsin’s Open Meetings Law

    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 Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council’s website.