Journalism

When Eric Von passed away in 2016, WUWM, along with his wife Faithe Colas and donors, started the Eric Von Broadcast Fellowship. Lake Effect catches up with the current fellow as well as a former recipient.

Deborah Blum is the author of several books, including "The Poison Squad" and "The Poisoner's Handbook."

Eiman Mir, a senior at Brookfield East High School, has been working in journalism since middle school. Her years of hard work recently paid off when she was named Journalist of the Year by the Wisconsin Journalism Education Association.

Milwaukee is the largest and most diverse city in Wisconsin. Although it has reliably voted for Democratic candidates in the past, the power of that voting block has dwindled in recent years.

Ahead of a Cultures & Communities Festival event tonight that focuses on the same topic, journalists of color in Milwaukee reflect on the need and responsibility of diverse storytelling in their community.

NPR's Senior European Correspondent in Rome, Italy, Sylvia Poggioli joins Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to discuss her 41-year career as she prepares to leave the field of journalism and start her next venture.

Madison East High School senior, Kadjata Bah, reflects on being named journalist of the year by the Wisconsin Journalism Education Association.

Karen Lincoln Michel, the president and CEO of IndiJ Public Media, will receive an honorary doctorate from Marquette University for her work in journalism and for Native Americans nationwide.

When tensions began to rise along the border of Russia and Ukraine earlier this year, the war had already been going on eight years. Yet, few anticipated what would happen next. Julian Hayda, a Ukrainian-American journalist and former Lake Effect producer, shares his experiences reporting on the war.

A new podcast from Milwaukee PBS called Speaking Of… wants to make public media personal. In nine episodes, the three journalists who put the new series together — Mariano Avila, Alexandria Mack and Scottie Lee Meyers — share their relationship to our home, Milwaukee.