WPR joins collaboration to cover Fox Valley

Wisconsin Watch and Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) have joined the NEW News Lab (Northeast Wisconsin News Lab), a new collaborative that provides technology support, capacity building and additional funding to boost local journalism and newsrooms.  The collaboration includes six news organizations: Wisconsin Watch, WPR, FoxValley365, The Post-Crescent, Green Bay Press-Gazette and The Press Times. The… Read More: WPR joins collaboration to cover Fox Valley »

TMJ4 News honored with 2021 Walter Cronkite Award

A months-long investigation into Wisconsin’s broken unemployment system earned TMJ4 News a 2021 Walter Cronkite Award, a national award from the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center. The award honors journalism that seeks truth, examines inequities, serves the public and demonstrates the indispensability of a free and trustworthy press. “In his time, Walter Cronkite had the… Read More: TMJ4 News honored with 2021 Walter Cronkite Award »



In Depth

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.