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Wisconsin State Journal wins five APSE awards | Wisconsin Newspaper Association The Associated Press Sports Editors organization recently announced the Wisconsin State Journal in Madison won five awards in its print, digital, writing and photography categories.

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CONGRATULATIONS to the University of Wisconsin-Madison!

University of Wisconsin-Madison won an bronze medal for “The United States of Rising Hazards” in Student Work - Infographics (Digital)

The judges praised this work as impressive within the student category and appreciated the successful responsive design for both mobile and desktop versions. One judge noted that it can be difficult working with qualitative data to feature so many colours, but that they work well in the map, even without the legend.

You can find the winning entry at https://airtable.com/app8n3TfYp3wHG3Ht/shriny3HcnbmkTlBr?detail=eyJwYWdlSWQiOiJwYWdZY0lIY1FzTTRYWEkwWCIsInJvd0lkIjoicmVjaldxc2o4QXIxSklhTkoiLCJzaG93Q29tbWVudHMiOmZhbHNlLCJxdWVyeU9yaWdpbkhpbnQiOnsidHlwZSI6InBhZ2VFbGVtZW50IiwiZWxlbWVudElkIjoicGVsUmU4RkdWM1hmNk45SjIiLCJxdWVyeUNvbnRhaW5lcklkIjoicGVscEpsRlVSUWRlM2NvTWQifX0&3coMd=b%3AWzAsWyJqelR6aCIsMCxbInNlbFB4V2ZiSXFzNlViNTRuIl1dXQ
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Credits: Atlas Guo, Ph.D. Student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

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UW-Madison denies access to payments, contract with economic impact consultant (The Center Square) – The University of Wisconsin-Madison would not release any documents related to its contract or payments to consultant Tripp Umbach weeks after the university released a document

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For those still concerned about the appearance of the print product, this axiom has been in place for decades, but never really studied. Poynter covers a new study that explores the importance of HOW a story is designed for readers . . .

A new study suggests readers care more about story structure than headlines - Poynter A Temple study found that storytelling structure — not just simple writing or catchy headlines — shapes how readers engage with news

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Port Washington Historical Society's new exhibit chronicles the history of newspapers in Port Washington. A selection of Ozaukee Press issues from 1941 were shown off by Jackie Oleson (left) and Geri Zehren at the Port Washington Resource Center, which recently debuted the exhibit. One of the most astonishing things is the number of newspapers that once called Port Washington home, Oleson said. In 1898 the city had a population of 3,400 people and four newspapers, the Zeitung, Herald, Star and Pilot. Full story: https://bit.ly/4drPhcu