News

About the news

Amid the swirl of news, here is something you can do to encourage the news media to do better, to “(1) cover elections like they matter more than sports;” (2) make clear the ongoing threats to democracy; and “(3) protect Americans from disinformation.” These are the messages that the Media and Democracy project is asking all of us to share with our local, state, and national media.

Clearly, if the news organizations that you follow are doing a good job, tell them you appreciate their practices, such as making headlines accurate and informative, not clickbait; avoiding speculative predictions; exposing candidates who foment division and political violence, prominently cover attacks on election legitimacy, don’t give a platform to liars, and build public trust my explaining newsroom decisions.

But to those media outlets that are failing on these measures, let them know how they need to do better.

Learn more about the standards for media from Media and Democracy Project and add your name to the open letter on that same website.

As the website says, “Our democracy’s survival requires a newroom reset.” This is about urging media organizations to support democracy, not Democrats.

Upcoming—A Lot and Important

Come to the Caucus, May 19
Come to an exciting fundraiser, June 23

Web link to purchase tickets and donate

May 19 in Lake Geneva

Help our candidate, Bob Cole, become a candidate at the national convention.

If you attended the April 28 Walworth County Caucus, you can vote at the CD1 Caucus. Attendee Members must be elected as a delegate at the County Caucus to be able to vote in the CD1 Caucus. The caucus will select 6 delegates and 6 alternates (Walworth County has only 2 wishing to get elected) to attend the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

DNC CD1 Caucus
May 19th, 1:00 PM. You must register on site by 2 pm.
LOCATION: Badger High School, 220 E South St, Lake Geneva

May 31 in Whitewater, Listening Session with Brienne Brown, candidate for Assembly District 43, and guest Don Vruwink, Railroad Commissioner of Wisconsin and former Assembly representative. Light refreshments and lively conversation.

Friday, May 31, 2 - 4 pm
Whitewater office, 834 E. Milwaukee St.

Fund the Fight Fundraiser, Sunday, June 23rd in Elkhorn

Join us for an exciting event featuring nationally known speaker, journalist, commentator and author John Nichols. This is a major fundraising event!

Sunday, June 23, 2 - 5 pm
Todd Venue, N4403 County Hwy H, Elkhorn

Donate here - we have a $5,000 matching opportunity. This is a major fund-raiser for us. Please join us.