UWM Post
Encyclopedia
The UWM Post is a weekly newspaper independently run by the students of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. It has been in publication since 1915 and became independently run in 1956. The newspaper publishes 10,000 issues every Monday during the fall and spring semesters and is distributed both on-campus and in the Greater Milwaukee metropolitan area.
The UWM Post is the largest independent college weekly in Wisconsin
.
An independent student-run newspaper, the UWM Post is governed by a five-member Board of Directors elected by the staff membership. The Editor in Chief serves as chair by virtue of his or her position. The Board is responsible for financial solvency of the UWM Post, employment and management decisions and the overall daily operation of the UWM Post.
The UWM Post continues to serve as the primary on-campus opportunity for students in journalism
, graphic design
, marketing
and business administration. In addition, the UWM Post is an active member of the community through sponsoring educational and social events, supporting non-profit organization
s and serving our readership.
The UWM Post maintains national affiliations with UWIRE, the Associated Collegiate Press
, the Student Press Law Center
and the Society for Professional Journalists. It has won awards from the American Scholastic Press Association, Wisconsin Newspaper Association, and a Best of Show award from the Associated Collegiate Press
. The UWM Post’s coverage on various events and issues is regularly cited in student and other publications.
Producing 10,000 copies each Monday during the fall and spring semesters, as well as one summer issue, the UWM Post is the largest student-run campus weekly in the state of Wisconsin. Seventy-five percent of the newspapers are distributed on the UWM campus, with the remaining newspapers disseminated to locations throughout the East Side
, Riverwest, Downtown, Bay View and North Side neighborhoods.
The UWM Post is the largest independent college weekly in Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
.
History
The UWM Post, in existence since 1915, is the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee's unofficial campus newspaper and serves as the primary source of student news, collegiate athletics and on- and off- campus events and issues. Students and alumni read the UWM Post to stay in touch with UWM.An independent student-run newspaper, the UWM Post is governed by a five-member Board of Directors elected by the staff membership. The Editor in Chief serves as chair by virtue of his or her position. The Board is responsible for financial solvency of the UWM Post, employment and management decisions and the overall daily operation of the UWM Post.
The UWM Post continues to serve as the primary on-campus opportunity for students in journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
, graphic design
Graphic design
Graphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
, marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
and business administration. In addition, the UWM Post is an active member of the community through sponsoring educational and social events, supporting non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
s and serving our readership.
The UWM Post maintains national affiliations with UWIRE, the Associated Collegiate Press
Associated Collegiate Press
The Associated Collegiate Press is the largest and oldest national membership organization for college student media in the United States. The ACP is a division of the National Scholastic Press Association...
, the Student Press Law Center
Student Press Law Center
The Student Press Law Center is a non-profit organization in the United States that aims at protecting the freedom of the press for student journalists, usually from high school and university student newspapers...
and the Society for Professional Journalists. It has won awards from the American Scholastic Press Association, Wisconsin Newspaper Association, and a Best of Show award from the Associated Collegiate Press
Associated Collegiate Press
The Associated Collegiate Press is the largest and oldest national membership organization for college student media in the United States. The ACP is a division of the National Scholastic Press Association...
. The UWM Post’s coverage on various events and issues is regularly cited in student and other publications.
Producing 10,000 copies each Monday during the fall and spring semesters, as well as one summer issue, the UWM Post is the largest student-run campus weekly in the state of Wisconsin. Seventy-five percent of the newspapers are distributed on the UWM campus, with the remaining newspapers disseminated to locations throughout the East Side
East Side, Milwaukee
East Side is a neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, considered to be a cultural and trend-setting center of the city since at least the 1960s. Encompassing an area just north of downtown Milwaukee to Shorewood, bordered by the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan, the area encompasses residences,...
, Riverwest, Downtown, Bay View and North Side neighborhoods.
Litigation
On November 11, 2009, the UWM Post and former Editor in Chief Jonathan Anderson filed a lawsuit against the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee claiming the university violated Wisconsin's public records law by redacting records the UWM Post requested regarding the university's Union Policy Board. The university argues it redacted the records pursuant to the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a federal student privacy law, because students are members of the board. The newspaper contends that the university is over-complying with FERPA and misinterpreting the law's intent. The case is pending in Milwaukee County Circuit Court.Current Editors
- Zach Erdmann (Editor in Chief)
- Mike La Count (Managing Editor)
- Steve Garrison (News Editor)
- John Parnon (Assistant News Editor)
- Aaron Knapp (Assistant News Editor)
- Steve Franz (Fringe Editor)
- Kevin Kaber (Assistant Fringe Editor)
- Graham Marlowe (Assistant Fringe Editor)
- Jeremy Lubus (Sports Editor)
- Tony Atkins (Assistant Sports Editor)
- Zach Brooke (Editorial Editor)
- Sierra Rieseberg (Photo Editor)
- Melissa Dahlman (Production Editor)
- Kody Schafer (Web Editor)
Current Board of Directors
- Zach Erdmann(Editor in Chief)
- Stephanie Fisher (Advertising Manager)
- Mike La Count (Managing Editor)
- Jackie Dreyer (Copy Chief)
- Kody Schafer (Web Editor)
Previous Editors in Chief
- Kurt Raether (2010-2011)
- Kevin Lessmiller (2009-2010)
- Jonathan Anderson (2008-2009)
- Isral DeBruin (October 2007-2008)
- Tyler Gaskill (Resigned October 2007)
- Dan Polley (2006-2007)
- Matthew Bellehumeur (2004-2006)