Wisconsin Watch, the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism’s news outlet, is joining a nationwide project led by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers that aims to protect democracy by limiting the spread and impact of misinformation, the newsroom announced this week.
The WNA Foundation Better Newspaper Contest, which recognizes newspaper excellence across more than 50 categories and five circulation divisions, is now accepting entries for the 2022 contest.
The submission deadline for the 2022 WNA Foundation Better Newspaper Contest is Monday, Oct. 24. Hard copies must be postmarked by Friday, Oct. 21.
Mark your calendars: The 82nd annual National Newspaper Week, a recognition of the service of newspapers and their employees throughout the United States and Canada, is set for Oct. 2-8. The campaign is sponsored by Newspaper Association Managers.
This year's theme is "newspapers are relevant," with supporting themes of "newspapers are local, are trusted, support you and need your support."
It's no secret that public confidence in our elections system has suffered over the past several years. In response, the Wisconsin Elections Commission has developed a voter education campaign that will explore the various aspects of elections administration in our state.
The commission and John Smalley, who recently retired from the newspaper industry and is now a public information officer for WEC, are asking newspaper and broadcast outlets to help spread the word by running house ads, starting later this month.
The Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation Board of Directors has two new members — Richard E. Brown and Richard Lee.
Brown, of Milwaukee, is the senior director of retention for The Daily Beast. Lee is president of the Inter-County Cooperative Publishing Association.
Election Day is only weeks away. The hyper-partisanship of races at all levels – from local to state to federal – demands that editors pay extra attention to press releases and letters to the editor, writes Jim Pumarlo in his latest column.
It's a good time for newsrooms to have a discussion about their planned coverage and be prepared — set the ground rules if you have not already done so, and publicize the guidelines.
Leaders from New North and Competitive Wisconsin Inc. are co-hosting a summit to explore developing a successful broadband expansion strategy.
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The statewide in-person and virtual summit for local elected officials, business leaders, economic and community development professionals and members of the public will be from 8 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Aug. 23 at Fox Valley Technical College DJ Bordini Center.
The loss of a pet stirs many emotions about the passage of time, our own mortality and other family members who have gone before us. Pets are part of the family.
After more than two decades of effort, at least one photo has been found for each of the 58,281 service members whose names are inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, according to a press release from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.
For newspaper publisher Andrew Johnson — a driving force behind the Wall of Faces campaign — the search was personal.
Laurie Hieb, executive director of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, was elected president of Newspaper Association Managers, Inc. (NAM), for 2022-23 during the organization's annual summer conference on Aug. 5 in Austin, Texas.
Beth Bennett, executive director of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, becomes immediate past president. Continuing directors are Susan Patterson Plank, executive director of the Iowa Newspaper Association, and Phil Lucey, executive director of the North Carolina Press Association.
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