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.
On Sept. 24, the USPS announced that it will not raise postage prices for Market Dominant mail products including newspaper postage in January, according to the National Newspaper Association.
The Wisconsin Newspaper Association is initiating a bill being cosponsored by Rep. Todd Novak and Senator Romaine Quinn relating to newspaper publication and typeface for certain legal notices.
O’Rourke Media Group recently announced the acquisition of the Arizona Silver Belt, Copper Country News and the Lake Powell Chronicle from News Media Corporation.
Kevin Berrier describes his upcoming appearances at the Wisconsin Community Papers Annual Meeting on Sept. 18, 2025 in Wausau.
Former WNA President and current Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Famer George Stanley will be among the panelists participating in “The Changing Landscape for Local Media” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at Viterbo University’s Nola Starling Recital Hall.