About the Forum

The Wisconsin FORUM is a nonprofit organization of community activists with a wide range of issue areas and journalists working to communicate ideas to the public and stimulate policy debate by tapping into the power of the media.

Over the years, editors have come to recognize the Wisconsin FORUM for well-written, well-researched, and thought-provoking commentary on topics including welfare reform , child care , judicial campaign finance reform , sexual harrassment .

On average, media packets reach 575,000 households through print and 1.075 million listeners and viewers through the broadcast media. Commentary from the Wisconsin FORUM regularly appear in Madison Wisconsin State Journal (circ. 86,000) , Milwaukee Community Journal (circ. 62,000) , Racine Journal Times (circ. 36,433) , Madison Capitol Times (circ. 22,000) , Milwaukee Times (circ. 15,000) , Bay Times (circ. 10,000) , Waupaca County Post (circ. 10,000) , Sun Prairie Star (circ. 5,100) , Dunn County News (circ. 4,395) , New Holstein Reporter (circ. 2,700) . Forum materials also receive significant local use/coverage by broadcast media throughout the state.