FeaturedFebruary 7 2026

RTDNA offers thoughts on threats to newsrooms

RTDNA
RTDNA is using the recent release of its annual newsroom survey results to help newsrooms address the issues that newsrooms have identified as the biggest threats they face. “It’s time for newsrooms to fully commit to their changing audiences – by changing themselves,” the RTDNA wrote. Check out this article... - MORE -

Hart promoted to GM position in Georgia

WISN-TV News Director Ben Hart has been promoted to president and general manager of fellow Hearst station WJCL-TV in Savannah, Georgia. “Ben is an accomplished executive, succeeding at every assignment over his long career with Hearst,” said Hearst Television President Jordan Wertlieb. “He has made every newsroom he has led... - MORE -

Wausau investigative reporter moving to Madison

Naomi Kowles
WSAW-TV investigative reporter, Naomi Kowles, is making the move to Madison. Kowles will continue investigative work when she joins WISC-TV in October. While at WSAW, Kowles focused on politics, policy and public safety and the effects they have on people’s lives in rural Wisconsin. Her long-form reporting on child sexual... - MORE -

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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... - MORE -