Wisconsin may soon join the majority of states withjournalistic shield laws, which protect professional and student journalistsfrom being compelled to divulge confidential sources or information, when thegovernor signs the new bill.
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SUNSHINE WEEK: IRS forms open up access for private school journalists
A student journalist at a private liberal artscollege in Kenosha, Wis., recently found that requesting a copy of a school'sIRS Form 990 was a useful way to gather financial information from privatecolleges or universities that are otherwise exempt from freedom of informationlaws.
Wisc. paper examines policies following controversial Web advertisement
After a negative community reaction to a recent Web adlinking to a Holocaust denial site, the staff of The Badger Herald at theUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison is reevaluating its policies for acceptingadvertisements.
Wisc. student newspaper awarded settlement in public records lawsuit
The UWM Post at the University of Wisconsin,Milwaukee, was awarded a settlement last week in its public records lawsuitagainst the university.
PRESS RELEASE: Student journalists sue Wisconsin college officials over spurious 'privacy' claims
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Editors at the University ofWisconsin-Milwaukee's UWM Post filed suit today challenging theircollege's claim that any document that identifies a student - eventhe recording of a student's voice speaking at a public committee meeting- is a confidential "educational record" that cannot bereleased under Wisconsin's public-records law.
The Post and its former editor-in-chief, JonathanAnderson, filed suit today in Milwaukee County Circuit Court, seeking adeclaration that the records sought by the Post are covered by theWisconsin Open Records Law.
Wis. open records case involving teachers' personal e-mails moves to state Supreme Court
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to decide if personal messages sent from teachers' district e-mail accounts are considered public records and should be released.
Wisconsin students ask attorney general to rule on whether student governments are subject to sunshine laws
Student journalists in Wisconsin are asking the state attorney general to clarify whether university student government organizations are subject to the state's sunshine laws.
Wis. association claims ownership of high school sports coverage
Spurred by a local newspaper's unauthorized Web streaming of a high school football game, the organization that oversees high school athletics in Wisconsin is suing for the right to control all media produced at sports events for commercial use.
Controversial literary magazine dodges potential funding cut
A student publication out of the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire that garnered attention last year following the printing of a controversial column has been spared from the funding chopping block.
High school student sues over ban on religious imagery in artwork
Alliance Defense Fund attorneys filed a federal lawsuit Friday on behalf of a Tomah High School student -- referred to as A.P. -- who was given an F and two detentions for including a Bible reference in his artwork.