The Alestle/Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Newspaper PublishingIllinois, United States11-50 Employees
The Alestle is the twice-weekly, award-winning student newspaper for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It covers campus news and related topics for the SIUE community in Edwardsville, Illinois, serving readers connected to the university from the surrounding area near St. Louis. The publication operates within the newspaper publishing industry and relies on a combination of student staff and volunteers. In February 2026, The Alestle launched Alestle Live, a campus news broadcast run by student volunteers from the Mass Communications Club to broaden coverage of campus-related stories. The publication has earned multiple recognitions in journalism competitions, including a 2020 CMA Pinnacle Award for Best Photo Package and several first-place awards in 2023. It operates as a small-to-mid-sized newsroom serving the SIUE community.