The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association with partners Google News Lab, UW School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and The Poynter Institute are offering an intensive day of training to help journalists cover the 2020 Presidential election. This training is led by Poynter’s Senior Faculty Al Tompkins. The workshop is perfect for reporters, MMJs, producers, news managers,… Read More: Workshop to prepare journalists for 2020 election »

RTDNA Executive Director Dan Shelley is using Free Speech Week as an opportunity to illustrate how free speech benefits local communities and what would happen without it. In his column, Shelley highlights attacks on journalists and how journalists are charged with continuing to produce trustworthy journalism in the face of threats. He also provides examples… Read More: Shelley offers thoughts on Free Speech Week »

If you’re not familiar with Reddit, you might not realize the potential it has as a newsroom tool, but you might also not be aware of the ways in which it shouldn’t be used. The Knight-Cronkite News Lab is writing about the best and worst ways newsrooms can use Reddit. While Reddit can be a… Read More: Reddit has its uses for newsrooms »