The deadline to enter the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation's High School and Collegiate Better Newspaper Contests is Monday, Feb. 6.
The contests recognize excellence in student journalism across the state and are open to all student journalists attending public or private schools in Wisconsin. All entries must have been published between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2022.
George Stanley, editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and regional editor of USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin, announced Tuesday he will retire at the end of the year after more than 43 years in journalism, the newspaper reports.
Stanley was named editor of the Journal Sentinel in 2015 after leading the newsroom as managing editor for 18 years. During his announcement to staff, Stanley said he made his decision after the Journal Sentinel’s parent company, Gannett, announced last month it would make additional cuts company-wide.
It’s time to update advertising rates on file for the coming year!
Members should have received an email from Customized Newspaper Advertising, the sales affiliate of the WNA, with a link to access their Rate Information Form. If you have not yet submitted your updates, please do so by Dec. 14 for CNA placement purposes. If new rates are not received, CNA will use rates on file from 2022. Didn't receive the email? Contact the CNA Media Department at 515-244-2145, ext. 152, or media@CNAads.com.
Richard "Dick" Emerson, a longtime Wisconsin newspaper publisher, died on Friday, Dec. 2, at his home in DeForest. He was 82.
Dick and his wife, Mollyann, moved to DeForest in 1965 and, in 1968, purchased the Times-Tribune from his parents. In 1986, they bought the Poynette Press and added it to the DeForest Times Publishing Co., which also included the Prairie Valley Shopper. After a 30-year career in publishing, they sold the newspapers to Art Drake in 1998. Dick continued to sell advertising and write his column "D NEWS."
As part of its effort to promote citizenship and civil dialogue, the University of Wisconsin System has announced an annual $20,000 commitment in support of the Wisconsin Civics Games, a statewide civics bowl hosted by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation.
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The funds will support scholarships and cash awards for the Civics Games and its accompanying editorial writing and cartooning contests, as well as promotion of the programs.
The Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation inducted five new members to the Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame during a banquet on Thursday, Nov. 10, at The Madison Club in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Inductees included Peter Fox, a former editor of The (Racine) Journal Times who served as director of the WNA from 2004 to 2010, and Chuck Gauger, who retired as general manager of the Trempealeau County Times in 2019 after a nearly 50-year career in newspapers. Three inductees were honored posthumously. They included Emma Brown, co-founder of Fort Atkinson's first newspaper and the state's first successful female publisher, Dickey Chapelle, a pioneering journalist and photographer known for her work as a war correspondent, and Phil Muench, a longtime pressman at the Grant County Herald Independent who died in 2020 following a battle with COVID-19.
The deadline to purchase tickets to the Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame banquet is Thursday, Nov. 3.
The WNA Foundation will induct the following newspaper leaders during a ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 10, at The Madison Club, 5 E. Wilson St., Madison: Emma Brown (posthumous), The Wisconsin Chief, Fort Atkinson; Dickey Chapelle (posthumous), Shorewood native, photographer and one of the first female war correspondents, killed in Vietnam; Charles "Chuck" Gauger, Trempealeau County Times, Whitehall; Peter Fox, Wisconsin Newspaper Association; and Phil Muench (posthumous), Grant County Herald Independent, Lancaster.
The deadline for the Wisconsin Civics Games Editorial Writing & Cartoon Contest, presented by the WNA Foundation, has been extended until 11:59 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14. With the extension, winners will now be announced in early January, at which time winning entries will be made available for publication by WNA newspapers.
Thank you to the many members who have published stories and ads to help promote the contest. Any assistance in publicizing the extended deadline would be much appreciated!
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 Thursday, Nov. 10 at The Madison Club, 5 E. Wilson St., Madison.
Your support — through sponsorships and congratulatory ads — helps us better celebrate inductees and helps support the WNA Foundation.
Oneida County sheriff Grady Hartman will be honored with the Wisconsin Newspaper Association's inaugural Sunshine in Government award.
The award, launched this year by the WNA Board of Directors, recognizes efforts by Wisconsin citizens and public officials to protect and strengthen open government. It will be presented during the Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame Banquet on Thursday, Nov. 10, at The Madison Club in downtown Madison.
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