Time’s running out to register... Register today for the 2016 WNA/AP Conven- 17 tion and Trade Show, Feb. 25-26 at the Madison Marriott West, Middleton. http://www.wnaconvention.com BulletinTHE February 8, 2016 News and information for the Wisconsin newspaper industry Legislative Meet the Speaker: Terry Anderson Alert Terry Anderson, the former chief Middle East correspon- dent for The Associated Press Go Online >> who was held hostage in Beirut for nearly seven years Register for the Wisconsin Urge will be the keynote speaker at Newspaper Association/ the WNA/ Associated Press Conven- AP Conven- tion and Trade Show online tion & Trade at https://www.regonline. Show. ‘yes’ com/2016wnaapconvention- Ander- Anderson will discuss his Committee to Protect Journal- son was story and the state of our ists, which monitors attacks tradeshow kidnapped industry during the Friday on the press and works to in 1985 by morning kickoff speech. defend journalists around the began his professional career Hezbollah “Journalism is changing— world. as a reporter for KRNT Radio vote on militants drastically, as we all know,” Anderson was considered and KCCI TV in Des Moines. as he was Anderson said. “It is more the longest-held hostage in He later served as news leaving a dangerous and more vital U.S. history until 2013, when editor for the Ypsilanti Post tennis court Terry Anderson than ever before.” Robert Levinson’s time in cap- in Michigan and as combat in Beirut. He Since his return, Anderson tivity surpassed his. Levinson, AB 724 correspondent for the U.S. spent the next six-and-a-half has spent more than a decade a retired FBI agent who disap- Marines. Anderson held the years living shackled in cap- as a journalism professor peared while traveling in Iran posts of state editor, foreign By Beth Bennett tivity before being released in at Syracuse University, Ohio in 2007, remains missing. desk editor, broadcast editor, Executive Director 1991. He chronicled his days University and the Colum- Anderson earned his bach- Tokyo correspondent, Middle of captivity in Den of Lions: A bia School of Journalism, elor’s degree in journalism East news editor, and chief Please call your State Rep- Startling Memoir of Survival among others. He also is the and political science from Middle East correspondent resentative’s office today and and Triumph. honorary chairman of the Iowa State University and for The Associated Press. request a “yes” vote on the newspaper industries amend- ment to Assembly Bill 724. The WNA amendment to AB 724 will be offered on the Assembly floor tomorrow, Movement seeks to protect Tuesday, Feb. 9. Given the short notice on this amendment, there may not be time to personally student speech rights in Wis. discuss this matter with your repre- sentative. Legislation OK’d in 8 states, established in the 1967 U.S. Supreme At a min- Court case Tinker v. Des Moines. In this imum call being pushed in 20 more case, students planned to wear black and leave armbands to protest the Vietnam War, a message By James Debilzen but were warned by a principal they with your Communications Director would be suspended if they wore the representa- armbands to school. The students ig- tive’s staff A coalition of Wisconsin student nored the warning and were suspended, requesting newspaper advisers is pushing new prompting a lawsuit. support for Beth Bennett legislation that is intended to guarantee The Supreme Court upheld the stu- the newspa- free speech rights for student journal- dents’ rights to free speech unless it per industry’s amendment to ists. was libelous, an invasion of privacy, the Worker’s Compensation “Wisconsin New Voices” is part of a created a “clear and present danger” or Act (AB 724) when it is called nationwide movement to pass state leg- a “material and substantial disruption.” for a vote tomorrow. islation that would reverse the effect of The court wrote in its decision that the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1988 ruling in “Students don’t shed their constitution- Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier. al rights at the school house gates.” Background “We need legislation to protect stu- According to the New Voices website, The WNA amendment to dents’ right to gather and distribute the movement was inspired by the ap- AB 724 deletes a provision news and to preserve the principles of had been violated. proval of legislation in North Dakota in in the Wisconsin Worker’s free speech as guaranteed by the First The Supreme Court ruled the princi- 2015 that ensures free speech rights for Compensation Act requiring Amendment,” said Linda Barrington, pal’s actions did not violate the stu- journalism students at public schools that any individual delivering executive director of the Kettle Moraine dents’ free speech rights because the and colleges, “regardless of whether the a newspaper be considered an Press Association and vice president of student newspaper was sponsored by media is supported financially by the “employee” for the purpose the Wisconsin College Media Associa- the school, which gave school admin- institution or by use of facilities of the of Worker’s Compensation tion. istrators grounds to ban content it institution or produced in conjunction coverage. The New Voices movement is a proj- deemed inappropriate. with a class in which the student is This longstanding statutory ect by the Student Press Law Center, The New Voices legislation has three enrolled.” provision is in direct conflict a nonprofit group that advocates for parts, according to its website (www. So far, two other states have extended with another provision in the student journalists. newvoicesus.com), beginning with the same protections to public schools Worker’s Compensation Act The Hazelwood case involved censor- restoring student press rights at the and colleges, six states have given press that allows any employer to ship of “The Spectrum,” a student news- high school level, then protecting col- protections to high school students only apply a nine point test to de- paper at Hazelwood East High School in lege student newspapers and extending and 20 states – including Wisconsin – termine if an individual is an Missouri, where the school’s principal press protections to private college have New Voices campaigns underway. “employee” or an “indepen- stopped the publication of two articles newspapers. For more information, email newvoic- dent contractor”. involving divorce and teen pregnancy. The first part of the legislation would [email protected] or visit https:// The students sued the school district, invoke the standard for student expres- www.facebook.com/newvoiceswis- alleging their First Amendment rights sion in public high schools that was consin. See AB 724, Page 7 2 THE BULLETIN | FEBRUARY 8, 2016 Member News Among Friends Portage Daily Register editor Matt Johnson The Portage Daily Register’s and Jack- building at 1640 La Dawn son County Drive has been sold to Logger- Chronicle head Deco Inc., which is mov- and Tomah ing its operation from Illinois. Journal Its current corporate address executive ed- is West Chicago. itor Matthew Jon Denk, Perenchio general the group’s manager of new weekly Matt Johnson the Capital publishers. Newspapers Johnson Portage and Peren- Division, said chio, both that for the award-win- immediate ning journal- future, the ists, bring approximate- more than ly 25 Capital 40 years of Newspapers Jon Denk combined employees Paul Knower photo community who are based in the office Hillsboro High School Alumni Basketball Tournament director Brian Hora, left, presents former Hillsboro Sentry journalism — including advertising and Enterprise publisher Jack Knowles with an autographed ball in honor of Knowles’ 26 years at the community experience circulation employees and the Matthew newspaper, and his 54 year career in the newspaper business, which began in Chicago at age 19. to oversee news staffs for the Portage RVMG’s Perenchio Daily Register and Wisconsin who moved to Wisconsin from under new ownership since to the district through the eight week- Dells Events — will remain at Seattle, has joined The Journal September with one publisher years, including the Excellence ly publications that include the current location, with Capi- Times. He covers the daytime and one editor, and to reflect in Education and scholarship papers in Black River Falls, tal Newspapers paying rent to police beat, Burlington and the the publication’s widening funds. Viroqua, Westby, Tomah, West the new owner. city’s ongo- coverage area. Publisher Greg Salem, Onalaska and Holmen ing homeless Evans said he is hoping the Sheboygan Press in Wisconsin and La Crescent The Journal Times, problem. new name will remove that in Minnesota. Mark Feld- misperception, while at the Jason Smathers has been The papers are owned by Racine mann, whose same time signaling a continu- named top editor of The She- Lee Enterprises and are part of a group that includes the La The Journal Times recently name may be ity of subject matter between boygan Press. Crosse Tribune, Winona Daily announced several manage- familiar from the Monday and Thursday Smathers News and the Chippewa Valley ment chang- the sports editions. has served Newspapers group. es. pages, has Other than the name, the as the gov- Johnson has been a commu- Stephanie been hired newspapers will remain the ernment nity journalist in Wisconsin Jones, who full time as a same, covering local govern- watchdog since 1989. He was editor of has most news report- ment, courts, area schools, reporter the Fennimore Times from recently er. He covers Patrick Leary community events and people for The 1992-2002 and has been been serv- the nighttime throughout Monroe County Press since managing editor of the Vernon ing as the police beat, and neighboring communities. August County Broadcaster in Viroqua newspaper’s Caledonia, Changing the name of the 2014.