"The state capitol reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has tracked Wisconsin political drama locally for a decade."

"But with Governor Scott Walker instituting sweeping policies and then navigating a presumed presidential campaign, [Jason] Stein has found that he is no longer just elbowing in-state competitors for scoops." A piece in the Columbia Journalism Review.

The incursion of national media doesn�t negate institutional knowledge local outlets have spent decades building, but it is forcing them to make clever use of minimal resources, as each makes its bid to be a national leader in Scott Walker coverage while still keeping up with the state�s everyday political news....

There have only been three serious presidential candidates from Wisconsin since 1924, so even veteran reporters in the state are on new ground....