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Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Members of The Royal Purple student-run newspaper pose for a photograph before marching in the homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025.

Happy birthday, Royal Purple!

Keith Zukas, Royal Purple Adviser November 3, 2025

This first week of November we celebrate the start of the student-run newspaper at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Now 124 years since its founding, there's still much to celebrate, support and...

Professional journalist and former Royal Purple editor-in-chief Nicole Aimone.

Journalistic adventures after Royal Purple

Nicole Aimone, Former Royal Purple Editor-in-Chief November 3, 2025

I’ve wanted to be a journalist since I was seven years old — I know it sounds crazy that a young kid would randomly decide one day to become a journalist but I swear I did. People used to ask me what...

Business editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel James Nelson shares his experience as a journalist.

Power of the Press

Kassie Baggett, Asst. Arts and Rec Editor October 20, 2025

Newspaper, magazines, web-design, photography, broadcast, and yearbook. All things journalism were represented Oct. 16 at the Fall Scholastic Journalism Conference. A morning of connecting guest speakers,...

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 medium gets its money, who the editors are, and what the editorial aims of the organization are. Stories should be thoroughly sourced, with the sources identified by name whenever possible. Claims about "fake news" should be answered with documented, verifiable facts. News media should be open to criticism, but willing to answer criticism vigorously when warranted.
 - Journalism Professor James Kates

Combatting the fake news stereotype

October 2, 2022

"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...

“I’d like to shout out to my grandpa who served in the army for a number of years in the 50s.”
Junior John Leahey, Journalism

What do we appreciate our veterans?

November 7, 2021

“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...

Editor/Reporter Kim McDarison

Happy National Newspaper Week

Kim McDarison, Contributor October 3, 2021

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...

UWW-TV adviser Jim Mead adds closed captioning to a video clip for the hearing impaired.

UWW-TV adviser receives press award

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...

Sam Martino faces the bayonets of National Guard  soldiers during a protest on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in 1969.

Journalists get it ‘write’

October 11, 2020

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...

Scholarship opportunities for journalism majors

February 10, 2020

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...

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