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AP investigation wins 2021 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics

Mar. 25, 2021

Associated Press investigative reporters Margie Mason and Robin McDowell are the winners of the 2021 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics, the Center for Journalism Ethics at UW-Madison has announced.

Mason and McDowell earned the award for their investigative series on palm oil labor abuses. They interviewed more than 130 current and former palm oil workers in Indonesia and Malaysia, chronicling instances of abuse such as rape, trafficking, slavery and child labor.  The reporters will be presented with the award during an online ceremony in May.

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Christina Wierichs-Kimball joins Pilot & Review advertising department

Mar. 25, 2021

Christina Wierichs-Kimball has joined the Wausau Pilot & Review as an advertising sales representative.

An Appleton native, Wierichs-Kimball attended UW-Whitewater and has lived in the Wausau area for more than two decades. She has extensive experience in media sales, fundraising and organizing promotional events. She will be the main point of contact for local businesses looking to advertise with the Pilot & Review, an online-only nonprofit news organization.

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Warren Bluhm named interim editor-in-chief of NEW Media

Mar. 25, 2021

Warren Bluhm has been named interim editor-in-chief for NEW Media.

He fills the role vacated by Carol Ryczek, who had held the position since September 2018.  Bluhm joined the company in March 2017, serving as editor of the Oconto County Times Herald. He previously served as managing editor of the Green Bay News-Chronicle, opinion editor of the Green Bay Press-Gazette and editor of the Door County Advocate in Sturgeon Bay.

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Results available for daylight saving time poll

Mar. 24, 2021

Polco users and readers visiting WNA member websites from March 10 to 24 were asked whether the U.S should make changes to daylight saving time. Out of 797 respondents, 80% said the country should switch to either daylight time or standard time year-round.

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8 tips to avoid credibility issues on social media

Mar. 23, 2021

The misuse of social media by reporters and editors — particularly on Twitter and Facebook — has made it easy for critics of the media to find fodder to back up claims that journalists are inherently biased. In his latest installment of Better Writing with Bart, veteran writing coach Bart Pfankuch provides some basic tips to avoid giving away your credibility by misuse of social media.

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Spring harbingers soothe souls

Mar. 23, 2021

Harbinger. I can’t think of a better word to describe the sights of robins, geese flying north, trees budding, and spring returning.

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