Arts and culture in a pandemic: An existential threat
Aug. 19, 2020
With the COVID-19 pandemic causing unemployment to increase sharply across Wisconsin’s economy, the arts and culture sector has been among the hardest hit.
With the COVID-19 pandemic causing unemployment to increase sharply across Wisconsin’s economy, the arts and culture sector has been among the hardest hit.
Growing up on a farm allowed for adventure, including the time Chris Hardie and his brother blew up the biggest ant hill they’ve ever seen.
As contest season approaches, the WNA is asking members to consider volunteering to be a judge for our partners at the Texas Press Association.
TPA needs at least 60 WNA members to sign up by Sept. 25 to help judge their contest. All judging will be done online and is scheduled to begin Oct. 19.
During the pandemic, Wisconsin’s DWD spent months deciding whether disability recipients should qualify for a special pot of unemployment benefits: federally funded Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), created in March under Congress’ disaster stimulus bill.
The state’s two most populous counties have told the Department of Corrections they have no intention of accepting state dollars to build new juvenile lockups in what likely is a crippling blow to Wisconsin’s plan to overhaul the youth justice system.
In a top swing state, actors seek to misinform voters to gain advantage and sow chaos; the pandemic has fueled even more ‘information disorder’
A finger labyrinth can help to calm your nerves or help you focus. It engages the senses, allowing you to focus mind and spirit.
Veteran journalist Matt Milner has been named editor of the (Eau Claire) Leader-Telegram, the newspaper announced Sunday.
Milner, who was born in Dallas and grew up in St. Louis, replaces Gary Johnson, who left the Leader-Telegram in late June after 34 years with the newspaper. Johnson now serves as university relations specialist at UW-Eau Claire.
Nearly five months after Isthmus announced in March it was shutting down indefinitely due to the pandemic, the Madison alternative weekly has decided to become a nonprofit news organization.
While the details of the transition to nonprofit status remain uncertain, it will allow Isthmus to seek funding in ways it could not previously, such as foundation grants and tax-deductible donations from readers and local businesses.
• RELATED: WNA Foundation announces Wisconsin Community News Fund
Established three years before Wisconsin became a state, The (Janesville) Gazette on Friday marked the 175th anniversary of its first issue, printed Aug. 14, 1845.
In recognition of Friday’s anniversary, the newspaper published a timeline of major events in its history, along with several historical photos of past staff, newsrooms and printing operations.
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