Media

WUWM's Joy Powers speaks to ham radio enthusiasts at a National Association for Amateur Radio field day to learn more about the subculture surrounding this unique hobby.

Journalist Tea Krulos wrote about Milwaukee's amateur radio community for this month's Milwaukee Magazine. He joined Lake Effect's Joy Powers to share more.

The Milwaukee Philatelic Society was organized in 1899, making it one of the oldest stamp collecting clubs in the country.

WUWM Digital Producer Graham Thomas spoke to vendors and librarians at Milwaukee Zine Fest — an event celebrating print media, DIY publishing and free expression.

Ahead of Milwaukee Zine Fest, Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski spoke with rare books librarian Timothy Rush to learn more about Central Library's zine collection.

For National News Literacy Week, Lake Effect's Joy Powers sat down with journalism and media studies professor Patrick Johnson to talk about the importance of news literacy in today's ever-changing news ecosystem.

John and Gabriel Shipton continue their long fight to have WikiLeaks founder Assange released.

Noticing a lack of a strictly-positive news publication in the area, Milwaukee native and journalist Nyesha Stone founded one herself — Carvd N Stone. And on top of that, it also awards scholarships and grants to creatives and students in need of financial support.

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.

When 3-year-old Major Harris was declared missing it was front-page news in Wisconsin. But unlike other missing people, like Gabby Pettito, Major Harris’ disappearance wasn’t picked up by national media. That could be because of who he was: a Black boy.