Bridget Fogarty

Wauwatosa, Brookfield, Elm Grove reporter @journalsentinel - send tips on immigration, youth mental health, saunas, etc: [email protected]

[Bridget Fogarty @BridgeFogs]

me yesterday at the end of the interview: is there anything else you want to share, or anything you think is important for people to understand for the story?

the family i’m interviewing: not really, but do you want to meet and hold our birds?

[Hope Karnopp @hopekarnopp]

A growing number of local govs in Wisconsin are disabling all comments on their city-managed Facebook pages, including Shorewood, Green Bay and Eau Claire.

A First Amendment expert weighs in on the legality of that step:
https://t.co/6LdNd6Dq7H

[Bridget Fogarty @BridgeFogs]

@LAURA_N_ROD Congratulations! So well deserved!

[Bridget Fogarty @BridgeFogs]

@youngneandrthal @journalsentinel Which specific stories are you referring to? Message me here or send me an email with examples and I can pass it on to editors so we can correct that: bfogarty (at) usatodayco (dot) com

[Katie Robertson @katie_robertson]

New: McClatchy journalists at newspapers in 4 states are now withholding their bylines from A.I.-generated content as tensions grow over a "content scaling agent" tool that the company rolled out https://t.co/lObSuAlMBc

[Molly Beck @MollyBeck]

NEW: Memo from GOP guv candidate Tom Tiffany's campaign says Francesca Hong's "combination of grassroots momentum, unapologetically progressive ideology, and a platform centered on high turnout makes her uniquely dangerous in the general election."

Here's @jessieopie on Hong's momentum in the Dem primary: https://t.co/qlpSZGxghE

[Bridget Fogarty @BridgeFogs]

nooooooo https://t.co/gtL6jdIfC6 via @journalsentinel

[Journal Sentinel @journalsentinel]

‘Finn’s Rule’ to promote bus safety, keep Sussex boy's memory alive https://t.co/FROITmfVpg

[Journal Sentinel @journalsentinel]

Some Wisconsin sheriffs are deepening ICE ties. Others are pulling back. https://t.co/z8k4eObxIV

[Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein]

Such sad news. Ashley Luthern captures Dan's combination of tenacity and kindness perfectly.

Daniel Bice, veteran Wisconsin political reporter and columnist, dies at 62 https://t.co/ypkR6yCigY via @journalsentinel

[Mary Spicuzza @MSpicuzzaMJS]

Brookfield Alderman Kris Seals resigns over anti-Muslim posts https://t.co/TvJBdiobfU via @BridgeFogs

[Bridget Fogarty @BridgeFogs]

Alderman who made 'reprehensible' LinkedIn posts won't resign despite request by council peers, mayor says https://t.co/adb5CUdXkC via @journalsentinel

[Hope Karnopp @hopekarnopp]

Great dispatch from @BridgeFogs on out-of-state donations in the Brookfield mayoral race and why both candidates don't seem to be fans of big spending in a local race.
https://t.co/DNd29tUKPu

[Bridget Fogarty @BridgeFogs]

Mayor’s daughter becomes central, controversial voice in Brookfield race https://t.co/f0feQByg04 via @journalsentinel

[Drake Bentley @drake_bentley]

Some personal news: After more than five years of filing stories, today is my last day at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

I’m moving on to a new opportunity that closer aligns with my interests. I’ll still be reporting on Milwaukee! More on that later.

But I want to take some time to reflect on what an honor it has been to write for the paper that was delivered to my childhood home growing up.

I was hired in January 2021 and the country was amid a pandemic and a social justice reckoning. It was a wild time to be working in mainstream news in Wisconsin. Police shootings. Protests and marches. Calls for change. The rise of new city leaders.

The public safety beat saw many tragedies, but I’ve been fortunate to write about triumphs, too.

We saw our beloved Milwaukee Bucks win the NBA championship for the first time in 50 years. There’s the renaming of Third Street to King Drive. I sprinted out to Nashotah to watch with an Olympian’s family as she ran the race of her life. There’s also the end of a run for a Black radio legend and I got to cover the boxing comeback of a Milwaukee native as he got his chance to fight in front of a hometown crowd.

Wisconsin also had its fair share of the national spotlight, typically unwanted attention.

Especially when a madman drove his SUV through the Waukesha Christmas parade, or when an Illinois boy was on trial after he shot multiple people during a riot in Kenosha, or when a Milwaukee woman was murdered and dismembered. But also, a community’s struggle to recognize and protect queer and Black lives in their schools.

There were also multiple election nights, including the crowning of Milwaukee’s first Black mayor. There was a hot and muggy Republican National Convention just days after Trump was shot. And an NFL Draft in Green Bay.

But when I received a tip from a newsroom legend that a Waupun prison was on lockdown, I had no idea that would turn into years of investigative work on the state’s prison system. True tragedies unfolded, which resulted in court cases, political action and award recognition.

Thank you to the sources, whether you were the family of someone who died looking to tell their loved one’s story, or a government employee looking to shine a light on something, or someone behind bars looking to do a little good, or even if you just sent me an anonymous tip. You’re the best. I look forward to continuing to work with you at my next stop.

To my colleagues: Thank you for your support and kind words. All of you continue to inspire me. Proud to have been a guild member with you. Thank you to editors for your guidance. To those who I worked closely with, and you know who you are, keep being awesome. See you around!

It was my honor to chronicle this community’s history for the Journal Sentinel.

Now we go. ✌🏾

[Bridget Fogarty @BridgeFogs]

more pretty pictures of Wisconsin saunas from Hannah Schroeder: https://t.co/uJXLA0pLJs

[Bridget Fogarty @BridgeFogs]

Wisconsin sauna mood board 📸: Hannah Schroeder @journalsentinel, 1/5

📍Hot Spell Sauna, McKinley Marina, Milwaukee📍Kiln, Baileys Harbor, Door County

[Bridget Fogarty @BridgeFogs]

here's where to find saunas throughout Wisconsin: https://t.co/2B4QGaJTHv

[Nicole Foy @nicoleMfoy]

Immigration agents are choking people & using tactics against their own policy/training. Police often ban these tactics, too

A TikToker. An ICU nurse. A father holding his child

A 16-YO citizen

DHS calls this "utmost professionalism"

w/ @McKenzieFunk
https://t.co/blEtuJW1Gr