John Ingebritsen, publisher of Morris Newspaper Corporation of Wisconsin, has been elected to the WNA Board of Directors as the weekly newspaper representative for the Southwest region.
Ingebritsen succeeds Robb Grindstaff, who retired last month from his position as General Manager for Adams Publishing Southern Wisconsin.
Longtime newspaper executive Mary Jo Villa is leaving her leadership roles with Adams Publishing Group and The (Janesville) Gazette, the company announced Monday.
Throughout her career of more than 30 years, Villa has held several executive leadership roles with The Gazette and its parent companies. She moved into her most recent role following APG’s purchase of Bliss Communication’s newspapers and printing facility in 2019.
Taking over for Villa as president of APG’s southern Wisconsin group is Orestes Baez, who comes to Wisconsin after spending two years in Michigan as the regional vice president and group publisher of a chain of Gannett-owned newspapers
As contest season approaches, the WNA is asking members to consider volunteering to be a judge for our partners at the Texas Press Association.
TPA needs at least 60 WNA members to sign up by Sept. 25 to help judge their contest. All judging will be done online and is scheduled to begin Oct. 19.
Established three years before Wisconsin became a state, The (Janesville) Gazette on Friday marked the 175th anniversary of its first issue, printed Aug. 14, 1845.
In recognition of Friday’s anniversary, the newspaper published a timeline of major events in its history, along with several historical photos of past staff, newsrooms and printing operations.
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, the National Press Photographers Association and the Committee to Protect Journalists are offering offering makeup trainings for anyone who missed their sessions last week on the 2020 Democratic National Convention and other national political events.
The virtual training sessions will be hosted on Zoom on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Successfully producing journalism from home full-time requires four critical concepts: self-discipline; regimentation; boundaries; and production.
Veteran writing coach Bart Pfankuch, who has significant experience working remotely, shares some tips and techniques for working from home in his latest installment of “Better Writing with Bart.”
The “Support Local News” campaign — launched Tuesday by the Local Media Association and the Local Media Consortium in partnership with the Google News Initiative — aims to raise awareness of the importance of local news and encourage support through subscriptions, donations and advertising.
Periodicals permits will not be revoked if a newspaper has to suspend a print issue during coronavirus quarantines, the National Newspaper Association announced today.
The WNA Foundation on Friday honored the work of newspapers across the state, announcing the award winners and newspapers of the year in the 2019 WNAF Better Newspaper Contest.
Recipients of 2019 Newspaper of the Year Awards were Publisher Mary Jo Villa and The Gazette, Janesville, (Daily Division) and Publisher Gregg Walker and The Lakeland Times, Minocqua (Weekly Division).
As many Wisconsin businesses look to return to providing products and services, Gov. Tony Evers on Friday announced business-specific guidance to help keep workers, customers and families safe when the state’s “safer-at-home” order is lifted.
The brochures include general guidelines for all businesses, as well as industry-specific advice. General recommendations include making sure that employees who are sick don’t come to work, curtailing business travel whenever possible, promoting work-from-home arrangements and making sure employees have access to sanitizers and personal protective equipment when appropriate.
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