“American journalism represents one of the noblest professions in our nation,” Chicago Daily Herald film critic Dann Gire said during his keynote speech at the 2023 Kettle Moraine Press Association...
“From my perspective as a newspaper reporter, you learn a lot about the community you cover when you work for a daily newspaper like the Beloit Daily News and Janesville Gazette (the two papers I...
"The best way for journalists to head off accusations about "fake news" is to be forthright and transparent about the newsgathering process. Readers should be told who owns a news medium, where the...
“When I think about our Veterans, my heart is flooded with appreciation. Appreciation for their bravery; appreciation for their sacrifice; appreciation for their selflessness. Thank you endlessly, now...
Editors today, like those in many professions, face the challenges of a complex and fast-changing world, but, in our case, along with the reporters who gather the news, we get to document events, learn...
Katie Childs, Assistant News Editor
• November 8, 2020
The Kettle Moraine Press Association (KEMPA) honored 15-year adviser and director of UW-Whitewater Television station Jim Mead with the Friend of KEMPA award at the 2020 fall conference. The award was...
Journalism matters. Facts matter. Truth matters.
These are the ingredients that help shape the pursuit of information in newspapers.
Journalists get it “write.”
From selling newspapers on...
Hi Royal Purple,
My name is Dror Liebenthal and I lead Bold.org, a student scholarship platform. One of our donors just funded a new College Journalism Grant, and I’m writing to see if you can share...
Kaylee Pryble, Arts & Rec Editor
• September 30, 2019
I am ecstatic to be the new Arts and Rec Editor for the Royal Purple.
When I was a kid, starting just before kindergarten so four or five, I would be glued to the news whenever it was on TV (I was a bit...
Opioids are taking over the United States. Not a single area across the country isn’t affected by the issue, and that includes Whitewater.
Los Angeles native Sam Quinones is an award-winning author...
Oct. 13, 2015
The disinterest in general education and elective courses is something I’ll never understand. Why would you want to live in a world where college graduates aren’t educated about different...
April 8, 2015
Following an outside review by Columbia Journalism School professors, Rolling Stone magazine has retracted Sabrina Rubin Erdely’s story “A Rape On Campus” after “major avoidable...
