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Open Government, 1st Amendment Champions From Iowa Pick Up Honors

IowaWatch honored an outstanding journalist and long-time advocate for newspapers during its seventh annual banquet Thursday night, Sept. 26, at the Des Moines Marriot Downtown. Carol Hunter was given

By IowaWatch

/ 27 Sep 2019

Open Government, 1st Amendment Champions From Iowa Pick Up Honors

Iowa FOI Council Announces Annual 1st Amendment Award Recipients

The Iowa Freedom of Information Council this week announced the 2019 recipients of its Friend of the First Amendment Award, which is given each year in memory of longtime Iowa

By Randy Evans / Iowa Freedom of Information Council

/ 4 Sep 2019

Iowa FOI Council Announces Annual 1st Amendment Award Recipients

National Political Reporter Jenna Johnson To Headline Celebrating A Free Press And Open Government Banquet

The seventh annual Celebrating a Free Press and Open Government Banquet will celebrate the work of those who promote open government and an independent news media in Iowa the evening of Sept. 26, 2019, at the Des Moines Marriott in downtown Des Moines.

By IowaWatch

/ 13 Aug 2019

National Political Reporter Jenna Johnson To Headline Celebrating A Free Press And Open Government Banquet

IowaWatch Transparency: Read Our 990 Tax Return Here

You may read here the Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism 990 tax return for 2018. The center runs the IowaWatch.org news website and educational programming for student journalists

By IowaWatch

/ 31 Jul 2019

IowaWatch Transparency: Read Our 990 Tax Return Here

Inside The Reporter's Notebook: Revealing Alarming Deaths At Institution For Severely Disabled Iowans

Several front-line state workers at the Glenwood Resource Center, a state-run institution in Glenwood, Iowa, that cares for severely disabled patients, have raised concerns about the quality of

By Kelly Page

/ 20 Jun 2019

Suzanne Behnke Picked To Be The Next IowaWatch Executive Director

The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism, or IowaWatch, has hired Suzanne Behnke to be its new executive director. Behnke, who starts in August, succeeds Lyle Muller, who will retire

By IowaWatch

/ 18 Jun 2019

Suzanne Behnke Picked To Be The Next IowaWatch Executive Director

IowaWatch Honored For Exchanging Ideas With International Journalists

The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism was one of three 2018 Citizen Diplomat Award recipients honored the night of April 16 by the Council for International Visitors to Iowa

By IowaWatch

/ 16 Apr 2019

IowaWatch Honored For Exchanging Ideas With International Journalists

IowaWatch Wins Top Broadcast News Awards For Politics, Farm And Agribusiness Reporting

The IowaWatch Connection radio program collected seven awards — including first place for political coverage and farm/agribusiness reporting — for large market radio reporting during 2018 at the annual Iowa Broadcast

By IowaWatch

/ 14 Apr 2019

IowaWatch Wins Top Broadcast News Awards For Politics, Farm And Agribusiness Reporting

IowaWatch Hosting Journalism Workshop for the Public

UPDATED AFTER THE EVENT: Story ideas, public feedback during April 24, 2019, citizens’ journalism workshop: You’re interested in your community and current events and wonder how news about them

By Brenna Beer

/ 19 Mar 2019

IowaWatch Hosting Journalism Workshop for the Public

Former IowaWatch Reporter, Eastern Iowa Business Leaders Join IowaWatch Board

The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism, or IowaWatch, is pleased to announce three new members to the Board of Directors. Rose Rennekamp, Alan Swanson and Linh Ta join a

By IowaWatch

/ 12 Mar 2019

Former IowaWatch Reporter, Eastern Iowa Business Leaders Join IowaWatch Board

IowaWatch Cited For Fostering International Understanding With Journalists

The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism is one of three 2018 Citizen Diplomat Award recipients announced March 4, 2019, by the Council for International Visitors to Iowa Cities, known

By IowaWatch

/ 4 Mar 2019

IowaWatch Cited For Fostering International Understanding With Journalists

NewsMatch Raises $7.6 Million For Nonprofit News Organizations In 2018

NewsMatch raised $7.6 million nationally from individual donors and a coalition of major funders for nonprofit news organizations, including IowaWatch, in two months at the end of 2018.

By NewsMatch/IowaWatch

/ 12 Feb 2019