Oh, too funny ~ Look what the Royal Purple offers up for an April 1st dateline: Chief Jim Coan “Riding (Along) in the Fast Lane.” Someone at the Purple is assured a fine career at… The Onion. Enjoy. Riding Along in the (Fast) Lane.
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Press, School District
On the School District Administrator Candidates: Press Coverage
by JOHN ADAMS •
There have been a few newspaper stories about the two final candidates for our next school district administrator. At both the Janesville Gazette and the Daily Union, there were mid-March announcements of the two finalists. See, in the Janesville Gazette, “Whitewater superintendent finalists announced,” and from the Daily Union, “Whitewater picks two superintendent finalists.” The…
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On the Upcoming Walworth County Gazette
by JOHN ADAMS •
I wrote a note of inquiry to Scott Angus, Editor of the Janesville Gazette and GazetteXtra.com, to ask about the upcoming Walworth Country Gazette. He sent along a reply, mentioning that the Walworth County edition will launch on April 27th — the same day that the Janesville Gazette begins seven-day morning publication. (Afternoons are difficult…
Press, Register Watch™
Register Watch™ on the New Register Website
by JOHN ADAMS •
In the February 12th issue of the Whitewater Register, the paper announced that it had ” joined forces,” with other newspapers in the Southern Lakes chain to participate in an online portal, MyWalworthCounty.com. (‘Joining forces’ is an inapt description. Ordinarily that expression involves a measure of free choice that one would not expect from a…
Press, Press Release, Register Watch™
Register Watch™ for the February 26th Issue: About that autism press release…
by JOHN ADAMS •
Recently, I posted the Associated Press Managing Editors’ Statement of Ethical Principles. They don’t cover every circumstance, nor need they do so. One applies ordinary principles of reasoning, fairness, and composition to a critique. One need be nothing special; it is enough to read and write. I have been a critic of the Whitewater Register,…
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Open Letter to the Editors of the Janesville Gazette, Daily Jefferson County Union, and Whitewater Register
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good afternoon, All My name is John Adams, and I am the pseudonymous publisher of Free Whitewater (freewhitewater.com), a small blog about municipal affairs in Whitewater, Wisconsin. I am the sole publisher and author of the website, and have been publishing there since May 2007. Occasionally, I publish press criticism, and I have offered critiques…
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Associated Press Managing Editors’ Statement of Ethical Principles
by JOHN ADAMS •
These principles, and even more so basic principles of reasoning, and standards of writing, are useful to a common person who wishes to think, and write, about press coverage of his town. Statement of Ethical Principles These principles are a model against which news and editorial staff members can measure their performance. They have been…
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Poll of the Week: Favorite Local Newspaper
by JOHN ADAMS •
Here’s a second poll, folowing last week’s, this time asking a question about readers’ favorite local newspaper. For this week’s poll, a question about which of three local newsapers, with coverage of Whitewater news, that readers might favor. Preferences are only among these three, each with a print edition (although readers may be reading news…
City, Planning, Press
On a Study of Public Transportation for Our Area
by JOHN ADAMS •
I was rightly chided for not offering commentary on a press release that I posted from Rep. Kim Hixson’s office, in a post from early January. (See, Rep. Hixson Helps Secure Transportation Funding for District, https://freewhitewater.com/?p=2515 .) The full release is posted there, but the essence is a study of commuter bus service in…
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Press Release: Rep. Hixson Helps Secure Transportation Funding for District
by JOHN ADAMS •
January 7, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT State Representative Kim Hixson/608-266-9650 HIXSON HELPS SECURE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FOR DISTRICT MADISON – State Rep. Kim Hixson announced Wednesday the Wisconsin Department of Transportation has awarded a 2009 Supplemental Transportation Rural Assistance Program (STRAP) grant to Janesville, Milton, Whitewater and UW-Whitewater. The STRAP grant will…
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Press Release: Award Winning Potter Offers Ceramics Classes in Lake Mills Studio
by JOHN ADAMS •
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, AWARD WINNING POTTER OFFERS CERAMICS CLASSES IN LAKE MILLS STUDIO Lake Mills WI –December 17, 2008 Bruce Johnson’s distinctive raku ceramic pieces have been enjoyed by people all over the nation for over 25 years. For the first time ever, Johnson is offering to share his knowledge and technique with…
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Press Release – Rep. Hixson Calls for Support of Economic Recovery Proposal
by JOHN ADAMS •
December 12, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT State Representative Kim Hixson/608-266-9650 REP. HIXSON CALLS FOR SUPPORT OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROPOSAL Wisconsin citizens need assistance from the Federal Government in these tough economic times WHITEWATER – Representative Kim Hixson (D-43rd Assembly District) pledged Friday to work with other state and…
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On Press Releases
by JOHN ADAMS •
I have written in the past about press releases, and have posted some, too. My concerns about press releases are simple enough – newspapers and websites sometimes print press releases, carefully crafted or re-worked, without acknowledging that what appears on the printed page is the work of a third party. It does not matter whether…
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Press Ethics
by JOHN ADAMS •
We’re a small town, with limited news coverage. Excellence knows no size; greatness depends on principle, not rationalization or self-praise. For the media that we have, there should be a respect and adherence to true journalistic standards. The Associated Press has a fine set of principles, their Statement of Ethical Principles, from their Managing Editors.…