Papers, 1964-1991.

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Papers, 1964-1991.

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Papers of journalist Robert H. Wills, editor of the "Milwaukee Sentinel" and active member of several professional journalism organizations. The collection includes material from his participation in the National News Council (NNC) and the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE), including correspondence and minutes of board meetings for the NNC (1980-1985, the period during which he represented ASNE at board meetings); correspondence concerning ASNE's Ethics Committee; and material regarding the feasibility of establishing a Wisconsin News Council. Also included are many of Wills' speeches on a wide variety of media issues, and correspondence and memoranda on open records and freedom of information issues. Additional documentation concerns the civil disturbances in Milwaukee in 1967.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6850069

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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National News Council (U.S.)

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The National News Council was created in 1973 in New York City upon the recommendation of an independent task force of the Twentieth Century Fund, a research foundation. Conceived as a private, nonprofit organization, the council began operation with two basic objectives: to consider complaints brought against the media, whether by individual citizens or organizations, concerning alleged misstatements, inaccuracies, or unfairness; and to study possible infringements on the freedom of the press. ...

Maier, Henry W., 1918-1994

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Leonard, Richard H., 1921-

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Barkin, Ben, 1915-2001

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Wills, Robert H.

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Schwandner, Harvey William, 1908-1988

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American society of newspaper editors

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