Wisconsin newspapers urge passage of legislation to protect free speech
Jan. 23, 2026
Contact your legislator and voice your support for passage of Senate Bill 666/Assembly Bill 701.
Contact your legislator and voice your support for passage of Senate Bill 666/Assembly Bill 701.
The Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation (WNAF) has announced that the management of the Foundation’s Wisconsin Civics Games will transition to the Universities of Wisconsin, effective this year. The WNAF launched the Wisconsin Civics Games in 2018 to address the growing need for civic education for high school students.
The WNA Foundation is excited to announce the winners of the 2025 Wisconsin Civics Games Editorial Writing & Cartoon Contest.
WTMJ TV 4, The Cap Times and the Wisconsin State Journal were the top finishers in the second annual Wisconsin A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism competition.
State 4th Assembly District Rep. David Steffen (R-Howard) asked local media to ‘fill the gap’ in government coverage in the absence of WisconsinEye coverage of legislative activity.
The annual quiz game about government and democracy has doubled size since the Wisconsin Newspaper Association started it. The brainchild of a retired teacher-turned-reporter, it encourages young people to become civically engaged.
The Wisconsin Newspaper Association and WNA Foundation are pleased to announce its 2026 Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame inductees.
Adams MultiMedia, a Minnesota-based company, is purchasing The Cedar Rapids Gazette and 11 community newspaper titles, the companies announced jointly this morning.
Former reporter and UW-Whitewater newspaper advisor Sam Martino, newspaper publisher Carlton DeWitt and former newspaper managing editor and current Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation President Scott Peterson have been selected for induction as the Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026.
The Wisconsin Newspaper Association, the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, and Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin held the online event “Reporting with Care: Media, Victims and Marsy’s Law in Wisconsin” on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025 at noon Central Time via Zoom.