Investigate Midwest received multiple honors at the 2026 Iowa Newspaper Association Awards, recognizing both investigative reporting and newsroom-wide excellence in agricultural coverage and visual storytelling.
Mónica Cordero, our Iowa-
Judges from the Society of Environmental Journalists praised the investigation as a 'masterful' job of investigative reporting that uncovered the 'hidden environmental impacts' of a hog farm empire linked to groundwater contamination and childhood cancer.
URBANDALE, Iowa – IowaWatch is taking nominations for the Stephen Berry and Randy Brubaker Free Press Champion awards. The awards are being presented this year after a break in 2020 due
The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting has been awarded the 2017 Peter Lisagor Award in the online category for the Best Investigative/Public Service Reporting for our story on migrant labor abuses in the field.
