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Apply for free custom newsroom training

If you and your newsroom are looking for some training on a budget, Investigative Reporters and Editors is offering free custom training. IRE offers experienced trainers who will visit selected newsrooms for two days of intense, in-house investigative training – all at no cost. Spots in the program are limited... - MORE -

Watch broadcaster testimony on police body cameras

The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association is showing its support for legislation that would set rules for the use of police body cameras and the release of video recorded by these devices. WISN-TV News Director Ben Hart provided testimony yesterday to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, with an introduction... - MORE -

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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 -
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    Actual Laws and Important Case References

    You can find the complete text of the state’s open records law and a listing of current and significant cases where the law was tested, and the latest opinions of the Attorney General relating to open records law, at the Wisconsin Freedom Of Information Council’s website. Home Page Open Records ... - MORE -