The 81st annual National Newspaper Week, a celebration of the impact newspapers have in their communities, will be observed Oct. 3-9. This year's theme is “Community Forum."
WNA members are encouraged to localize content to reinforce the importance of community newspapers. Columns, editorial cartoons, ads and more are available for publication and can be accessed on the National Newspaper Week website.
Bill Lueders, editor of The Progressive and president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, will be inducted this month into the National Freedom of Information Coalition’s State Open Government Hall of Fame.
Lueders is one of four inductees who will be honored during a virtual ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 30. Joining Lueders in the Hall of Fame class are Barbara Petersen of Florida, Jane Briggs-Bunting of Michigan and Craig Staudenmaier of Pennsylvania.
A new poll question asking whether readers support vaccine requirements in the workplace is available to be used by WNA members. Following the full FDA approval of the COVID-19 vaccine, we are asking the question in light of an increasing number of employers beginning to require their workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Poll questions are available through a WNA partnership with Polco aimed at helping newspapers better engage readers and access enhanced data and insights. WNA members who have signed up for an account can access their local version of the new question, as well as local poll results, on their dashboards. Those who have not signed up can do so here.
The National Newspaper Association Foundation has launched a new postal education program named after longtime NNA postal guru Max Heath, who died on July 28 at age 75.
The Max Heath Postal Institute will focus on educating newspapers and printers on the best practices within the U.S postal system. Memorial donations made to the NNA Foundation in Heath's honor will be dedicated to the postal training fund.
Records requesters don't always get what they seek — even when they're entitled to documents under their state's public records law.
So, what makes the difference when it comes to compliance? The answer may surprise you, writes Christa Westerberg, an attorney at Pines Bach law firm in Madison and vice president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council in the latest "Your Right to Know" column.
Polco users and readers visiting WNA member websites from Aug. 19 to 31 were asked whether they supported mask requirements in schools. Out of 715 verified respondents, 61% said they believe masks should be required for all students, teachers and staff in schools this fall, while 27% said masks should be optional for all.
Poll questions are available through a WNA partnership with Polco aimed at helping newspapers better engage readers and access enhanced data and insights. WNA members who have signed up for an account can access their local version of the new question, as well as local poll results, on their dashboards. Those who have not signed up can do so here.
Advertising alone can't keep a business going. From the perspective of a sales rep, it can be a frustrating and disappointing reality.
In his latest "Ad-libs" column, veteran sales trainer John Foust shares several lessons that can be learned from failed advertising campaigns — all of which can make for more successful and beneficial sales relationships in the future.
The Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation on Friday honored 26 industry leaders during this year’s Memorial Pylon virtual ceremony. Those unable to join us for the live premiere can watch a replay of the ceremony below or on our YouTube channel.
The video features photos and biographies of the inductees along with memories shared by family, friends and former colleagues.
Gannett Co. Inc., parent company of the Wausau Daily Herald, has sold the newspaper's longtime home at 800 Scott St.
The Daily Herald offices had been located in the building since 1958. The newspaper will lease space in the building, which it reports was sold to Bauer's Mega Storage, a Wausau-area company. With the sale, Gannett no longer owns any of the buildings that for decades had housed its central Wisconsin newspapers.
A new Polco question about whether readers support mask requirements in schools is now available for WNA members. As students and teachers across the state return for the fall semester, we are asking the question in light of recommendations that masks be required in schools this fall.
Poll questions are available through a WNA partnership with Polco aimed at helping newspapers better engage readers and access enhanced data and insights. WNA members who have signed up for an account with Polco can access their local version of the new question, as well as local poll results, on their dashboards. Those who have not signed up can do so here.
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