Choosing Abortion: Honest Reflections on a Private Decision Posted on May 23, 2018July 15, 2021 by Alexis Amenson Although abortion is common, people have a hard time talking about it. Many pregnant people face unpredictable reactions from partners, family members and friends. Three Wisconsin women discuss their abortions and the complexities surrounding their decisions.
UW-Milwaukee Student Journalists Win Five National SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards Posted on April 25, 2019April 25, 2019 by Media Milwaukee staff University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student journalists won five national Society of Professional Journalists awards for reporting, writing, audio storytelling and photography published in 2018, SPJ announced today. Students’ coverage of the impact of Somali immigration in Barron, Wisconsin was named the best online feature reporting in the country. Talis Shelbourne, Elizabeth Sloan, Madison Sepanik, Darien Yeager, […]
Media Milwaukee Student Journalists Head to SPJ National Contest Posted on April 16, 2019May 3, 2019 by Media Milwaukee staff Media Milwaukee’s student journalists are heading to nationals in nine categories in the Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence competition after their work won first-place awards in the prestigious four-state regional competition. That brings the 2018 award tally for Media Milwaukee to 59 honors in a variety of major contests. Stories that move on […]
Media Milwaukee Wins 39 Major Journalism Awards Posted on March 12, 2019March 13, 2019 by Media Milwaukee staff Media Milwaukee student journalists at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee earned 39 awards in four major journalism competitions including the Milwaukee Press Club, Wisconsin College Media Association and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association. The students won in writing, audio, video and online categories. The student journalists in a variety of classes snagged 23 Milwaukee Press Club awards, […]
Voices of Supreme Court Voters Posted on April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 by Media Milwaukee staff A team of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee journalism students set out to interview younger and older voters in Wisconsin’s contentious state Supreme Court race. What they found: The restoration of abortion in Wisconsin emerged as an overwhelmingly driving motivation for almost all younger voters, some of whom cast ballots for the first time. For older voters, […]
Hopeful Young Voters Enter the Cruel World of Politics Posted on October 27, 2022September 7, 2023 by Liam O'Donnell Amanda Connelly has voted in one election in her life. After years of general disinterest towards the world of politics, the 21-year-old Milwaukee School of Engineering student arrived at the polls for the 2020 presidential election with the goal of removing Donald Trump from office. “I felt like I needed to do my part,” said […]