FeaturedSeptember 21 2026

Van Haaften takes job in Knoxville

After three years as sports director at WSAW-TV in Wausau, Reece Van Haaften is making a move to Tennessee. Van Haaften is headed to WATE in Knoxville. His last day at WSAW is Friday.

Fight fakes, disinformation

From Alvimann on Morguefile

Your WBA is offering members free access to a Poynter educational session titled “Fighting Fakes and Truth Decay.”  The session is online on Jan. 4 at 11 a.m. CT. You can learn more and sign up here. Here’s what you will learn: Where does information come from and who is behind it?  Why do people… Read More: Fight fakes, disinformation »

Learn to battle bias

Your WBA is offering members free access to a Poynter educational session titled “Battling Bias.”  The session is online on Dec. 8 at 11 a.m. CT. You can learn more and sign up here. Here’s what you will learn: Where do our biases come from? How do we recognize our own biases? Eight kinds of biases… Read More: Learn to battle bias »

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