Local Journalist Reflects on Challenges of Covering the Environment

Susan Bence covers the environment for WUWM, a public radio station operated by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She talked about her work with Alexis Lonzo, a student in JAMS 660 Environment and the Media. Alexis Lonzo: Can you give me an overview of your thoughts on how the environment has been addressed in political settings? […]

Ecologist Works to Restore Native Environments, Educate Residents

Colin Goyette is a restoration ecologist at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center in Bayside, Wis. He received a degree in environmental science and natural resource management and conservation from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2021. He talked with Alexis Lonzo, a student in JAMS 660 Environment and the Media. Alexis Lonzo: Can you give me […]

Covering a Trump Rally As a Student Journalist

GREEN BAY, Wis. (April 2, 2024) – I am a student in my second year at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee studying Journalism and thought it would be a great opportunity to report on the Trump Rally in my hometown. However, I did not expect to get threatened to be kicked out by Trump’s team within […]

Donald Trump’s Green Bay Rally Takeaways

GREEN BAY, Wis. (April 2, 2024) – Former President Donald Trump discussed border issues, tax cuts, an executive order, his plan for squatters and a death penalty sentence for those who kill a police officer at his first appearance in Wisconsin in the last two years in downtown Green Bay on Tuesday. Trump has had […]

“People don’t know what treasure we have in Milwaukee.”

Ernee Kender is a Germantown resident and visitor to the Grain Exchange and other local buildings during the Doors Open event in Milwaukee. The Grain Exchange invented the very first trading pit in the 1860s, and for some time Milwaukee exported more wheat than any port in the world. It can be difficult to take […]