UW-Whitewater Journalism

10/30/2016

Chicago Cubs fans take notice! Warhawk writer Angelic Thompson shares her thoughts on the World Series, which has achieved it's largest viewing since 2009.

Tonight I can write the saddest lines. To think that I do not have her. To feel that I have lost her. - Pablo Neruda (excerpt)

10/27/2016

Interested in the new virtual reality prgoram in video games? Check out Jason Howarth's latest blog post about how this new technology can change various aspects in our lives as whole.

I ask the follow as a very serious question considering VR (Virtual Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality) technology taking off this year and a recent announcement from Microsoft declaring that next year for $299, the two concepts will be married in a “mixed reality” headset. Yet, in spite of these pr...

10/26/2016

Last week, an online server attack left major internet services such as Amazon and Netflix in a lurch, along with millions of Americans.

UW-W student Ben Seidel offers his thoughts on the online attack.
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DDoS attack shuts down internet Posted on October 23, 2016 by Benjamin Seidel http://mashable.com/2016/10/21/dyn-attack-iot-device/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds I saw a few articles i...

04/14/2016

Kimberly Wethal loves "The Newsroom", find out why here. https://blogs.uww.edu/kimberlywethal/2016/04/13/a-few-takeaways-from-the-newsroom/

04/13/2016

Want to find a smarter way to use social media? Andrea's got it covered. http://blogs.uww.edu/j237andreasidlauskas/2016/04/10/smarter-ways-to-use-social-media/

Social media is a great tool for journalism. It has helped us inform audiences, introduce topics and curate conversations nation- and even world-wide.

04/13/2016

Should tattoos affect your chances at getting a job? Hear Justin's take on the matter.
http://blogs.uww.edu/justinschultzjweb/2016/04/12/tattoos-in-the-workplace/

I’m about to get my first tattoo, tomorrow actually, and my mom is worried. She’s worried my tattoo will hinder me from getting a job, that businesses will see it and think I’m a “punk kid.”

04/12/2016

Interested in joining the Royal Purple? Kimberly Wethal goes through the steps https://blogs.uww.edu/kimberlywethal/2016/04/07/103/

04/11/2016

Curious about how the Trump rally in Janesville went? The Royal Purple has you covered http://royalpurplenews.com/crowd-divided-over-trump-rally/

By Kimberly Wethal and Amber Levenhagen April 6, 2016 Presidential hopeful Donald Trump held a rally at the Janesville Connection Center in the Holiday Inn Express on March 29. His rally drew in thousands of people, both in support and opposition to his first campaign stop. Trump was the last of the…

04/03/2016

Military veterans will march around the main block of UW-Whitewater's campus 22 times on Monday, April 4, in honor of the number of their own who commit su***de each day. More information below:

04/03/2016

Wisconsin's presidential primary is only two days away – take a moment to figure out where you can vote, and what you need to bring with you to the polls with new Voter ID laws.

04/03/2016

It's Sunday – are you finding yourself dealing with the effects of procrastination before the start of the workweek?

We've all been there: a 10-page paper is due in less than 24 hours, and when the assignment was presented (more than a month ago) the professor clearly stated, "This is not a project you can complete the night before." Seems like a challenge. Many college students, not to mention a large portion of…

04/03/2016

Did you pull any April Fool's Day tricks yesterday?

Under the First Amendment, citizens of the United States have the liberty of free speech. It's a well-known fact in this country. But that liberty also comes with limitations. For example, an individual cannot scream "Fire!" in a crowded movie theater, knowing that in fact there are no flames anywhe…