The Press Times has added staff writer Lea Kopke to its newsroom.
Last year, Kopke, a senior at UW-Eau Claire, served as an intern for the newspaper and was the managing editor of The Spectator student newspaper. Her current position as staff writer is funded by the Microsoft Journalism Initiative.
Polco users and readers visiting WNA member websites from May 19 to 31 were asked what large events they planned to attend this summer. Results from the poll are now available for members to help inform their reporting, as many annual summer events return amid the reduction of pandemic safety measures.
Poll questions are available through a WNA partnership with Polco aimed at helping newspapers better engage readers and access enhanced data and insights.
Adams Publishing Group has named Randy Rickman regional president for APG Media of Southern Minnesota.
Rickman previously served as APG’s regional president for northern Wisconsin and publisher of the (Eau Claire) Leader-Telegram. He also was a member of the WNA Board of Directors. Prior to joining APG and the Leader-Telegram, Rickman served as publisher of the Kenosha News from June 2016 to November 2018.
Jeff Patterson, APG Central Division president and WNA Board member, will take over as regional president for APG's northern Wisconsin group.
Joseph Fumo, who started his career as a Wisconsin newspaper reporter before going on to become an author and technical writer, died Monday, May 24, at his home in Black Mountain, N.C. He was 66.
After earning his journalism degree from UW-Madison, he worked as a reporter for The Mauston Star, the Beloit Daily News and The (Passaic, N.J.) Herald-News. He later became a technical writer, most recently working for Trane Technologies.
In the latest “Your Right to Know” column, Larry Gallup argues it makes no sense that public records retention requirements apply to your local parks and recreation department but not to the positions in our state government that are most susceptible to corruption.
The University of Wisconsin tuition freeze that’s been in place for the past eight years would expire under a Republican motion the Joint Finance Committee approved in late May.
People of color in Wisconsin have higher incarceration rates than whites, which means many jobs and opportunities remain out of reach for them.
Laurie Van Dyke, who worked more than 30 years at the Milwaukee Sentinel and served as Milwaukee Press Club president in the mid-1980s, died Tuesday, May 18, in Denton, Texas. She was 93.
After graduating from Drake University, Van Dyke began her career in Iowa with roles at the Fort Dodge Messenger and Cedar Rapids Gazette.
In 1960, she joined the women’s news department of The Milwaukee Journal, moving to the Milwaukee Sentinel two years later, after the Journal bought the Sentinel. Starting out as a reporter, she climbed the ranks within the newsroom, eventually becoming the newspaper's first female assistant city editor. She later served as day city editor and assistant managing editor.
Jay Stahl has joined the reporting staff of the Wausau Daily Herald as a summer intern.
A Wausau native, Stahl introduced himself to readers in a column. He will cover local business news as the newspaper’s "Streetwise" reporter. His focus will be on openings and closings, while also writing regular features on local businesses. Stahl is a senior at UW-Milwaukee and will graduate with his journalism degree in the fall. He has written for both The UWM Post and Media Milwaukee student news publications.
Sophia Voight will serve as a reporter for The Green Laker through an internship with the Ripon Commonwealth Press this summer.
Voight, a senior at UW-Oshkosh, will graduate in June with her bachelor’s degree in journalism. While in college, she has served as a reporter and news editor for the Advance-Titan student newspaper. Her work recently earned three awards in the 2020 WNA Foundation Collegiate Better Newspaper Contest, including second place for public affairs reporting.
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