FeaturedFebruary 8 2026

Newsrooms looking to community journalists

More TV newsrooms are looking to increase their coverage by using community journalists, according to this article from Advancing the Story. “It’s a great opportunity to find stories we normally wouldn’t do,” said Elizabeth Flores, assistant news director at WABC-TV in New York. Their goal is to find more... - MORE -

NYT immigration reporter visits Madison

Caitlin Dickerson
New York Times immigration reporter Caitlin Dickerson is in Madison this week working with journalism students and meeting with residents to talk about covering her beat. Dickerson participated in a public panel discussion on Wednesday night and spoke Thursday meeting to supporters of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism. Dickerson... - MORE -

Body cam bill voted out of committee

A bill that would establish statewide rules for how police use body cameras and handle requests for access to videos has been approved by the Senate Committee On Judiciary & Public Safety. The committee met Wednesday morning and voted 5-0 to approve SB 50. The bill will now go to... - 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 -