FeaturedJune 21 2026

Session offers training for covering child welfare

Poynter is offering free training on covering child welfare. Here’s more detail: This course is designed for journalists who want to deepen their connection with their communities and expand their audience by covering the critical issues surrounding child protection and the foster care system.

Column: How cost is used to deny access to records

There’s good news and bad news in a recent Wisconsin Court of Appeals upholding an open records judgment related to the ridiculous and ham-handed investigation into alleged 2020 election fraud headed by former Supreme Court justice Michael Gableman. On the good news side, the appellate court upheld a lower court ruling that the state of… – MORE –

Session offers ideas for addressing burnout

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The Missouri School of Journalism is offering the following free workshop March 5-7 titled “Bringing the Four-Day Work Week to Broadcast Newsrooms.” Here’s more: The Reynolds Journalism Institute is excited to invite you to Bringing the Four-Day Work Week to Broadcast Newsrooms. Burnout in journalism is real—and newsroom leaders are searching for solutions. One of… – MORE –

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