Your WBA is offering free training to newsrooms on how to report on suicide deaths. The free training comes from the Poynter Institute. It was held Sept. 15 and the recording is now available here. Here’s more about the session: Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, in fact far… – MORE –

The President of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council will be inducted into the National Freedom of Information Coalition’s State Open Government Hall of Fame. Bill Lueders is one of four to be inducted Sept. 30. The Coalition wrote of Leuders: Bill Lueders is editor of The Progressive and author of “An Enemy of the… – MORE –

The following comes from NAB: September is Suicide Prevention Month. For reporters covering suicides, reporting best practices can help to reduce suicide contagion. One study found that there was a 13% increase in deaths following celebrity suicides. Save.org and Cisco have joined forces to support journalists and content creators to reduce the risk of additional suicides by… – MORE –