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WNA Foundation to honor 26 in Memorial Pylon ceremony

Jul. 16, 2021

The WNA Foundation will honor 26 industry leaders during a virtual Memorial Pylon ceremony at 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 20.

While we miss gathering with our members and their families at the Trees for Tomorrow campus in Eagle River, Wis., we look forward to the participation of those across the state and the country who would not regularly have the opportunity to join us — and we're asking for all of your help! We know our inductees made a lasting impact on the lives of many, and we’d like to include as many memories as possible of each honoree. Upload a video message, share photos or submit your memory in writing using our online form or email them to WNA Membership & Communications Director Julia Hunter by Monday, Aug. 2.

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SPJ, CMA, ACP announce 2022 conference partnership

Jul. 15, 2021

The Society of Professional Journalists, College Media Association and Associated Collegiate Press have announced that they will partner for their 2022 conference, which will be held in October in Washington, D.C. It marks the first time SPJ, CMA and ACP will have hosted a national conference together.

"Emerging journalists are not just the future of journalism, they’re the present, and I hope that our 2022 conference is just the start of a long and fruitful relationship because SPJ’s 6,000 members have a lot to teach college journalists and a lot to learn from them," SPJ National President Matthew T. Hall said in the announcement.

Evers vetoes bill eliminating personal property tax

Jul. 6, 2021

Assembly Bill 191, which eliminates Wisconsin's personal property tax, has been approved by the state Legislature and now heads to Gov. Tony Evers for his signature.

The WNA is among the many business associations that opposed the tax, levied on businesses for furniture and other miscellaneous office fixtures, as part of the Coalition to Repeal Wisconsin's Personal Property Tax. Its repeal ends a strong signal of support from the state to the business community, the coalition said in a statement.

WNA members are strongly encouraged to consider publishing an editorial supporting the repeal and/or reaching out to Evers to request he sign the legislation.

Jason Joyce leaves Cap Times to become Isthmus publisher

Jul. 2, 2021

After eight years with The Cap Times, city editor Jason Joyce is leaving to become publisher of another Madison newspaper, Isthmus.

The move marks Joyce's return to the newspaper where he served as digital media director for nearly 15 years before joining The Cap Times in 2013 as news editor.

Joyce joins the Isthmus just as it returns to print after a hiatus of more than a year. In March 2020, the independent alt-weekly shut down indefinitely due to the pandemic. Five months later, it announced it would become a nonprofit news organization, rolling out a new membership program.

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Watch: Wisconsin Civics Games editorial contest awards ceremony

Jul. 1, 2021

Watch a replay of the virtual awards ceremony announcing the winners of the 2021 Wisconsin Civics Games Editorial Writing & Cartoon Contest.

EagleHerald celebrates 150 years as newspaper in Marinette

Jun. 30, 2021

The EagleHerald last week celebrated its 150th anniversary as a newspaper in Marinette.

The anniversary edition included a 12-page special section filled with historical photos, a brief timeline of local history and stories about the past, present and future of newspapers. Also featured throughout were memories from current and former staff members — including longtime news editor Penny Mullins and former publisher Dennis Colling.

Orestes Baez appointed to fill open WNA Board seat

Jun. 25, 2021

Orestes Baez has joined the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Board of Directors, accepting an appointment by WNA President Gregg Walker to fill an open seat.

Baez, who serves as regional president of southern Wisconsin for Adams Publishing Group, will fill one of the four daily newspaper seats on the WNA Board. He replaces Randy Rickman, who resigned after being named regional president for southern Minnesota at APG.

Don’t miss our second webinar on newspaper relevance (and watch the first one if you missed it)

Jun. 25, 2021

Last year, the WNA helped launch a new initiative called The Relevance Project, which highlights the importance of newspapers to their communities.

Next month, we’re enlisting the help of project director Tom Silvestri to teach WNA members what The Relevance Project is all about. Silvestri will present two webinars discussing what the project is all about and sharing its free resources, which are aimed at advancing community newspapers and their hard-charging staffs.

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Milwaukee newspaper shares Juneteenth history through strawberry soda sales

Jun. 18, 2021

The Milwaukee Times, a weekly newspaper that focuses on positive news in the Black community, is selling Juneteenth Strawberry Soda as part of a fundraiser that also serves to share the history of the holiday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported this week.

Proceeds from the soda sales go toward the newspaper's Louvenia Johnson Scholarship Fund, named in honor of one of The Times' original founders.

For the past five years, the newspaper has sold the soda out of its office at 1936 N. King Drive during the summer months. This year, The Times expanded the soda's reach by distributing it to three local businesses.

The Press Times moves to downtown Green Bay office

Jun. 10, 2021

The Press Times has moved to a new office in downtown Green Bay, the newspaper announced last week.

Previously located just west of Green Bay in Howard, the newspaper will now operate out of the top floor of the BMO Harris Bank building at 310 W. Walnut St. The move puts The Press Times in the heart of the city's historic Broadway District, home to many local shops and restaurants.