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National Newspaper Association seeking judges for annual contest

The National Newspaper Association is seeking judges for its 2020 Better Newspaper Editorial Contest & Better Newspaper Advertising Contest.

All judging is done online and is user-friendly. Judges will be assigned early July and the deadline for judging will be late July.

AP changes writing style to capitalize “b” in Black

The Associated Press has changed its writing style guide to capitalize the “b” in the term Black when referring to people in a racial, ethnic or cultural context, weighing in on a hotly debated issue.

The news organization will also now capitalize Indigenous in reference to original inhabitants of a place.

Summer finally arrives after unusual spring

Summer is finally here, but continued hijinks by Mother Nature make it anything but normal. And this recently completed spring will be an outlier for phenologists — those who study the cyclical ecological events and their natural timing.

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Former West Bend Daily News publisher Steve Ciccantelli dies at 68

Stephen D. “Steve” Ciccantelli, former publisher of the (West Bend) Daily News and vice president of sales for Conley Media, died Monday, June 15, at his lake home in Waupaca. He was 68.

In the early years of his career, Ciccantelli worked for a variety of publications, including Liturgical Publications in West Allis, the Milwaukee Business Journal, Community Newspapers in suburban Milwaukee and Lakeshore Newspapers Inc., which served Ozaukee County. He joined Conley in 1990 as advertising director of the (Beaver Dam) Daily Citizen.

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ACLU of Wisconsin names former journalist Alyssa Mauk as communications director

The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin has named former journalist Alyssa Mauk as communications director, the organization announced Monday.

Mauk will handle communications strategy for the ACLU of Wisconsin, as well as media and public relations, social media and website management. She previously spent five years as a reporter for The Journal Times in Racine.

Results available for protests support poll

Readers visiting WNA member websites and social platforms from June 10 to 23 were asked whether they supported the protests sparked by the death of George Floyd. Here are the results.

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