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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.

AP Stylebook shares revised coronavirus topical guide

Mar. 19, 2021

The Associated Press on Monday shared its revised AP Stylebook coronavirus topical guide, one year into the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The topical guide includes information on a wealth of common pandemic-related terms, such as long-hauler, superspreader and vaccine. It also clarifies usage of terms like curbside pickup, Zoom and social distancing. The guide is available on the AP Stylebook website and does not require an account for access.

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