Ryan Spoehr named managing editor of The Courier

Ryan Spoehr, who previously served as managing editor of The Courier, an Adams Publishing Group newspaper covering Waterloo and Marshall, has been named managing editor of the Milton Courier.

Prior to joining APG, Spoehr worked for Southern Lakes Newspapers in Delevan, including stints at the Whitewater Register, The Enterprise of Palmyra and Eagle, the Delavan Enterprise and the Elkhorn Independent. He also worked for the Black Earth-based News Publishing Company, serving as a reporter for The Banner Journal in Black River Falls and as managing editor for The Clark County Press in Neillsville.

Jeromey Hodsdon joins The Sun Prairie Star

Jeromey Hodsdon, a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has joined The Sun Prairie Star as a reporter.

Hodson earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism, advertising, and media studies in May. During his time at UW-Milwaukee, the Sun Prairie native served as a reporter for Media Milwaukee and as sports editor for the UWM Post.

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What’s happened to nuts and bolts of public safety reporting?

Crime and public safety are garnering more headlines across the country. Law enforcement and racial disparities in the criminal justice system are under increasing scrutiny. Newspapers play a key role in examining the dynamics in their own communities.

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Members pay tribute to industry leaders during 2022 WNA Trees Retreat

Members of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, family and friends gathered Thursday and Friday in Eagle River, Wis., to pay tribute to industry leaders during the 2022 WNA Trees Retreat and Memorial Pylon Ceremony. It's the first time the event has been held in-person since 2019, and inductees who were honored virtually in 2020 and 2021 were also memorialized.

In addition to being enshrined on granite pylons at the WNA Memorial Grove on the Trees For Tomorrow campus in Eagle River, this year's honorees also have been added to the WNA's virtual pylon.

National journalism summit examines nonprofit models for newspapers

A nonprofit business model is an increasingly attractive alternative for newspapers that have seen their profit margins fall and those with an interest in accessing grants and tax-deductible contributions. The potential of the nonprofit model for rural papers was the topic of programming last week during the National Summit on Journalism in Rural America.

The summit was presented by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues and the College of Communication and Information at the University of Kentucky. Summit sessions can be viewed on YouTube.

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