Podcast: Young Journalists Gain Experience Covering Their First Iowa Presidential Caucuses
IowaWatch reporters Hannah Soyer and Danielle Wilde, spoke with assistant editor/data analyst/reporter Lauren Mills about the experience of covering their first Iowa caucuses in this podcast.
Student journalists from the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, the University of Northern Iowa, Simpson College, Buena Vista University and Loras College saw first-hand the Iowa presidential precinct caucuses that drew worldwide attention the night of Feb. 1, 2016.
IowaWatch reporter Hannah Soyer (r) while interviewing Democrats at an Iowa City, Iowa, precinct caucus the night of Feb. 1, 2016.
They covered the caucuses for the first time in their young careers for an IowaWatch/college media caucus reporting project that produced stories for IowaWatch.org, the website Caucus.IowaWatch.org and, in some cases, publications or broadcast stations on their campuses.
IowaWatch reporters Hannah Soyer and Danielle Wilde, from the University of Iowa, spoke with assistant editor/data analyst/reporter Lauren Mills in this podcast about their experiences.
Other student journalists in the IowaWatch/college media project were to speak about their experiences at the Iowa College Media Association’s annual convention in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 5.
Cedar Falls, Iowa, precinct caucus on Feb. 1. 2016.
IowaWatch is the Iowa news partner for a cross-country tour by HuffPost that will stop in Des Moines, Iowa on Oct. 9, 2017. The goal of HuffPost’s “Listen to America” tour is to engage in conversations with people across the country of all ages and backgrounds.
Jennifer Jacobs, whose journey to White House correspondent began in Iowa, will bring back home tales of covering the Trump presidency when she serves as the annual Celebrating a Free Press and Open Government Banquet’s guest speaker in Des Moines on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017.
IowaWatch reporter Krista Johnson and IowaWatch executive director-editor Lyle Muller spoke on KXIC Radio's July 18, 2017, "Your Town" segment about Johnson's reporting project -- "Criminal Confessions: Coerced or Real?" Listen here to the podcast.
The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism, which runs IowaWatch.org, has filed its 990 tax return for 2016. The return shows how the nonprofit center earned and spent money
