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The future of journalism in northeast Wisconsin lies at the intersection of newspapers, big tech, universities and football
May 1, 2023
What do Multi Media Channels of Wisconsin, Microsoft, Nicolet Bank and the Green Bay Packers have in common?
Make the business of news personal
Oct 1, 2022
It is incredibly difficult to get people to pay for news, for quality features, even as we continue to invest in them. I find it telling, and sobering, that we cannot even convince future journalists to ...
RJI announces newest class of journalists receiving innovative fellowship
Sep 15, 2022
Authors and students will produce books and articles on the industrial and cultural degradation of the American prairie; the rising incarceration rate among women; and the FBI’s infiltration of Black ...
Report for America encourages rural newsrooms to apply as RFA host newsrooms
Sep 1, 2022
Report for America announces that applications are now open for news organizations interested in partnering to host emerging and experienced journalists in their newsrooms for up to three years, beginning ...
In this generation of whataboutism, what does it mean to cover your community fairly?
Aug 1, 2022
Pew asked people about “whataboutism”-- giving equal play to both sides, a journalistic tactic I learned decades ago in my first college journalism course. Actually, I probably learned it even ...
Hawaii signs into law the Hawaii Student Journalism Protection Act, becoming the 16th state
Jun 1, 2022
The legislation overrules the U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1988 that gave high school administrations substantial control over the content of student publications.
Young journalists deserve more than we had
Apr 1, 2022
We simply cannot expect or demand that the next generation of journalists come work for us at barely minimum wage without at least offering other workplace incentives that help offset it. Of course, workplace ...
What can be done to help journalism students avoid heavy indebtedness?
Jan 1, 2022
The professors and media advisors have collective decades of working with community newspapers and teaching young adults about the craft of journalism. This discussion highlights their sense of journalism ...
Meet Georgia, one of 42 unique professionals stepping up for their hometown
Dec 2, 2021
The Pelham Examiner is one of a dwindling number of small community newspapers, more than 2,100 of which have disappeared since 2004. But there’s another way this New York publication and its 42 ...
