Trump Firing Comey Is an Action That Deserves Consequences

By Catie Middleton There is a consequence for every action taken. It’s simple common sense that most mothers and fathers have drilled into us since we were born. Whether it’s stealing someone’s sandwich at lunch, or rear-ending someone on the highway, or, as in President Donald Trump’s case, allegedly obstructing justice, all actions have consequences. […]

One And Done Is Causing Problems For NCAA and NBA

By Ryaen Johnson There is always a winner and a loser in every game, meet, or competition event. Every year at the end of the regular season, the NBA holds the ultimate tournament to crown a team the best in the NBA. After the playoffs and NBA Finals comes the next big occasion, the NBA […]

UW-Milwaukee Student Journalists Win National SPJ Reporting Award

Four Media Milwaukee journalists have won a first place national Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence reporting award for their extensive coverage of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Athletic Department controversies. The work of student journalists Tisia Muzinga, Paul Willems, Miela Fetaw, and Kristopher Schimmel was deemed the best online sports journalism in the country […]

Only One In Five Black Students Make It to Graduation Day

UW-Milwaukee is among the bottom-performing universities for black students, according to a new study from The Education Trust, a non-profit advocacy organization. Only 21 percent of black students graduate from UWM in six years, the study found. Media Milwaukee reporters talked with students and advisors to find out why. Nia Wilson heard from students and advisors […]

343 and Counting: The Epidemic No One Saw Coming

Starting with data from the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office, students with Media Milwaukee took an in-depth look at the record 343 drug overdose deaths in the county in 2016. They analyzed the data and interviewed officials, families and experts. These reports provide a telling look at who died; the drugs that killed them; where […]

UWM Journalism Students Win 13 Regional SPJ Awards, 6 Go to National Contest

UW-Milwaukee student journalists writing for Media Milwaukee.com won six first place regional Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence awards, and those entries now head to nationals, SPJ announced. In addition, seven other UWM journalism stories won finalist awards in the regional competition, which encompasses student journalism from Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. […]

UWM Journalists Win Big in Milwaukee Press Club, SPJ Awards

Media Milwaukee is again nominated for Best Website and UWM journalists won for investigative reporting, writing, video, audio and online stories in the 2016 Milwaukee Press Club Collegiate journalism competition. Ambitious class and team projects including How The Mississippi Valley Turned Red received many nominations. UWM students led the pack with 20 nominations, topping UW-Madison’s 15 and Marquette’s 14. The featured speaker at the MPC Gridiron […]

UW-Milwaukee Student Journalists Win 14 State Journalism Awards

Media Milwaukee student journalists from UW-Milwaukee won 14 prestigious statewide awards from the Wisconsin College Media Association, including five first place honors. Among those journalism awards: The Media Milwaukee news site, which is produced by students working in courses taught by instructors in the Journalism, Advertising and Media Studies Department at UWM, won second place […]

Anti-Trump Marches Come to Madison, Milwaukee

On January 21, 2017, more than one million people marched in cities across the United States to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump. The largest crowd was in Washington, D.C. but dozens of other cities hosted marches, including Madison and Milwaukee. See our coverage below. The Men of the Women’s March Signs of the March […]