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A state legislator appears to have been improperly given a special privilege when he was notified by the local police department that the Green Bay Press-Gazette planned to release a report alleging he abused his child and then let him add a statement to the documents.

Local public officials cited the statute requiring notification of elected officials who are the subject of open records requests. However, the law doesn't apply in this case because the legislator wasn't a public employee or official at the time the record was created — and he was never an employee of the police department, the newspaper reports.

The application period for newspapers interested in hosting an intern during the summer of 2022 is now open. The deadline to apply is Sunday, Nov. 28.

In an effort to provide students and newspapers with a more valuable experience, the WNA Foundation board of directors recently voted to change the length and application process for its summer internship program. Beginning in 2022, internships will be extended from eight to 12 weeks and participating newspapers will be awarded of $3,000 — up from $2,000 — and will be required to contribute $1,800 in matching funds.

As part of the WNA Foundation's mission to increase public awareness and appreciation of newspapers, it annually recognizes visionaries and innovators in the industry. This year's Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame banquet will be held on Nov. 18 at The Madison Club, 5 E. Wilson St., Madison. 

Your support helps us to better celebrate our honorees and assists with our efforts to foster excellence in journalism through engaging current and future newspaper leaders. There are a few ways to get involved with the event and support the mission of the WNA Foundation. 

Indie Lens Pop-Up will on Wednesday, Nov. 10, offer a free online screening of "Storm Lake," a documentary that offers an inside look at The Storm Lake Times, a family-owned weekly newspaper in northwestern Iowa. 

The screening will begin at noon, with a panel discussion to follow via Zoom. Panelists include Eric Lohman, a journalism lecturer at UW-Milwaukee with a focus on the political economy of media, and Tara Jones, a digital reporter for the Sheboygan Sun whose background includes experience working for rural newspapers in her home state of Ohio.

After sharing Madison.com with the Wisconsin State Journal for the last 25 years, The Cap Times is launching its own website, the newspaper has announced. Beginning Monday, The Cap Times' digital presence will move to a new home under the URL captimes.com. 

Paul Fanlund, editor and publisher of the newspaper, wrote that the new website would highlight The Cap Times' distinctively Madison-centric approach.

The Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation is pleased to announce the distinguished industry leaders who will be inducted into the Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame on Thursday, Nov. 18, at The Madison Club, 5 E. Wilson St., Madison.

The 2021 inductees are Harland & Helen Everson (posthumous), The Edgerton Reporter; William “Bill” Hale (posthumous), Grant County Herald Independent, Lancaster; Phil Haslanger, The Capital Times, Madison; Margaret “Meg” Jones (posthumous), Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; J. Anthony Josey (posthumous), Wisconsin Enterprise-Blade, Milwaukee; and Lucius W. Nieman (posthumous), The Milwaukee Journal.

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.