FeaturedSeptember 16 2025

WBA Awards deadline looming

Competition for the 2020 WBA Awards for Excellence is underway with the deadline coming up WEDNESDAY! Stations can submit award entries through BetterBNC. All entries must be submitted by Jan. 6, 2021 at 6 p.m. CT. Take note of the new deadline time, which is now at 6 p.m.... - MORE -

Study suggests it’s better to keep website comments

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If you’ve ever wanted to know what would happen if you were to disable comments on your website, a group of newsrooms tried it out to see what would happen and the findings are now available. The study found that benefits of having a comment section outweigh the negative effects... - MORE -

Time for journalists to take bow

Journalists faced challenges on many fronts in 2020 and RTDNA is calling out the groups of reporters who went above and beyond in the last year. RTDNA is recognizing election reporters, fact checkers, consumer reporters, health care journalists, and local broadcasters. Read all about it here.... - MORE -

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  • Fannon joins CBS 58 in Milwaukee
  • Poynter offers year-end look at best, worst of 2020
  • Podcast celebrates broadcast journalism
  • Gutiérrez joins WISN-TV’s anchor desk
  • Clear reporting critical on COVID-19 vaccine

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    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 -