A new marketing campaign from the Wisconsin Newspaper Association highlights the importance of legal notices in newspapers and the public’s right to know.

“With help from WNA members, this campaign will better inform citizens of government actions,” said WNA President George Stanley. “State and local government benefits when citizens are aware of public notices and engaged in government activity.”

There’s no better way to stay informed about the actions of government than through the combination of Wisconsin newspapers and WisconsinPublicNotices.org — the statewide, searchable respository of all public notices that run in the state’s newspapers. The website is a service is provided by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association at no cost to the public. 

“Keeping citizens aware of public notices should be an important part of every WNA member’s mission,” WNA Executive Director Beth Bennett said. “The goal of this campaign is to further strengthen newspapers’ foothold as the best vendor for distribution of public notices statewide and in communities across Wisconsin.”

The package includes print ads for both tabloid and broadsheet newspapers, as well as a variety of digital ads that can be published online.