Wisconsin Lawyer
Vol. 82, No. 9, September 2009

The State Bar of Wisconsin’s Media-Law Relations Committee provides resources to increase understanding and cooperation among the media, lawyers, and judiciary.

• Wisconsin Lawyers’ Guide to the News Media – The reference manual explains the constitutional rights of the media and the practical ways news-gathering organizations function.
• Wisconsin News Reporters’ Legal Handbook – The handbook explains such fundamentals as court procedures and legal terminology, fair trial and free press principles and guidelines, and the Wisconsin rules governing electronic media and still photography coverage in courts.
  
  These publications are available for free download on WisBar. From the WisBar homepage, choose “Media” in the shortcuts field, and then scroll to the publication of your choice.
• A videotaped presentation of Peter Fox, executive director of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, offers insight on how to deal with news media interviews. In this video, which accompanied the Aug. 18, 2009, edition of the State Bar’s electronic newsletter WisBar InsideTrack, Fox discusses returning reporters phone calls and meeting with reporters’ face to face. To access the video, visit WisBar’s news archive from the homepage and select the “video” link.  
• Contact Tom Solberg, the State Bar’s media relations coordinator, at (800) 444-9404, ext. 6025, for additional information and assistance. 

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