The Wisconsin Newspaper Association is proposing an amendment to a bill approved by the Assembly last week that would set limits on the public release of police body camera footage, arguing the proposed guidelines are too restrictive.
Tom Kahl, a veteran Wisconsin sports reporter, has joined the news staff of the Watertown Daily Times and will share sports coverage with sports editor Kevin Wilson.
Unified Newspaper Group in Verona announced Alexander Cramer has joined its staff as a reporter.
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The submission deadline for the 2017 Better Newspaper Contest has been extended to 11:59 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20. The deadline to postmark all hard copy entries has been extended to Thursday, Nov. 16.
The Wisconsin Historical Society newspaper and periodicals librarian, Ron Larson, retired on Nov. 3.
Michael Aubinger, the late publisher and editor of The Press in Ashwaubenon and president of the village of Ashwaubenon, was honored posthumously Oct. 18 with the Tim Quigley Tourism Award.
Kasi Greenwood has been hired as a reporter for the Democrat Tribune in Mineral Point and the Dodgeville Chronicle.
Delavan-based Southern Lakes Newspapers, LLC, has purchased The Beacon, an every-other week general-interest newspaper in Williams Bay.
The Wisconsin Newspaper Association has partnered with the Madison chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists to host a contest that recognizes student journalists who promote knowledge of the First Amendment through news and editorial writing.
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