NBC News’ Pete Williams to discuss journalism ethics and covering the U.S. Supreme Court

The University of Wisconsin's Center for Journalism Ethics will host a public event – “Breaking Precedent: Journalism Ethics & Covering the US Supreme Court” – at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the Memorial Union Play Circle on the UW–Madison campus. In conversation with Kathleen Bartzen Culver, director of the Center, NBC's Pete Williams will engage in a public discussion of media ethics and the challenges of covering the U.S. Supreme Court in turbulent times.

Your Right to Know: Don’t pay too much for that photocopy

How much does it cost to copy one piece of paper? Many records custodians in Wisconsin charge 25 cents — a price that likely goes back to 2018 guidance from the attorney general that anything in excess of 25 cents may be suspect. But state law says custodians can only charge the “actual, necessary and direct cost of reproduction.”

In the most recent installment of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council's Your Right to Know column, council member Tom Kamenick, provides an overview of the law surrounding the cost of hard-copy public records and encourages requesters to push back the next time a custodian tries to charge them 25 cents per copy.

Remembering the poor farm

It was a quiet afternoon with gray skies that threatened rain when I stepped into the Jackson County Poor Farm Cemetery.

5 to be inducted into the Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame

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.

MultiMedia Channels closes Clintonville office

MultiMedia Channels has closed its Clintonville office, the Clintonville Tribune-Gazette reports.

“MMC decided to close the office after evaluating all of our office space in Waupaca County,” Dave Wood, director of Operations and Distribution for MMC said in a story about the closure published Thursday. “COVID impacted how much office space was needed as many employees remained working from home.” The company’s offices in New London and Waupaca will remain open.

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