After months of mudslinging, heated accusations and controversy, the Court of Appeals race between Joan Kessler and Charles Schudson will soon end; but some local experts claim the race has left voters more confused than informed. “The truth is the typical Wisconsin citizen is given virtually no information about candidates in judicial elections by which […]
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April Election Briefs
News briefs pertaining to the upcoming municipal and county elections on April 6…
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The Need for Leadership
How often events turn on the strength of leadership. The Milwaukee mayoral race is about leadership — not leadership as an abstract concept but the actual ability to guide, direct, influence and motivate. It is preferred that our next mayor be a leader. I don’t see that trait apparent in either of our choices.
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Critical Vote: Will It Come Down to Black vs. White?
I caught the March 16 protest of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel by Pratt supporters on the news recently. Many African American faces, a couple white. Polarizing. A phone call from a concerned friend: “Girl, how many white faces did you count?”
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Community Building Through Journalism: Neighborhood Newspapers Make a Difference
by Sonya Jongsma Knauss
When David Burton at the University of Missouri wrote the words above, he was describing a trend towards smaller, more localized newspapers in his state. He says, “Southwest Missouri is dominated by small community newspapers, which throw their news and editorial weight behind providing local coverage. The finest community newspapers know they are key stakeholders in the forces that help build and grow their communities.”
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