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View "Ethical Perspectives On The News" Program On News Media Role

The weekly public affairs program, Ethical Perspectives on the News, dug into how the news media function in American society, particularly in this era when reporters are under heavy criticism for the work they do, and how they do it.

By IowaWatch

/ 8 Oct 2018

View "Ethical Perspectives On The News" Program On News Media Role

Inside The Reporter's Notebook: How A Retired Iowa Judge's Ghostwritten Rulings Were Exposed

In an IowaWatch interview, Des Moines Register investigative reporter Clark Kauffman talks about uncovering an Iowa judge's willingness to let attorneys write rulings in cases they tried before him, plus Kauffman’s process while writing this article and other stories he has uncovered in his career w

By Lily Bohlke

/ 19 Jul 2018

Inside The Reporter's Notebook: How A Retired Iowa Judge's Ghostwritten Rulings Were Exposed

Thank You: IowaWatch Fund Drive Draws $19,000 Matching Grant

Thanks to 179 generous donors The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism – Iowa Watch was able to raise $21,214 during its end-of-year News Match fund drive. Of

By IowaWatch

/ 26 Jan 2018

Thank You: IowaWatch Fund Drive Draws $19,000 Matching Grant

Inside The Reporter's Notebook: Register Reporter Describes Investigation Into Stranded Mentally Ill Patients

Iowans with mental illness are being stranded at hospitals for months after being cleared to for release, according to a recent Des Moines Register report. In an IowaWatch interview, Register reporter Tony Leys said he heard a comment that led to this story during his coverage of other health care i

By Thomas Nelson

/ 28 Jul 2016

Inside The Reporter's Notebook: Register Reporter Describes Investigation Into Stranded Mentally Ill Patients

Inside The Reporter's Notebook: Reporters Explain The Register's Forfeiture Law Abuse Investigation

In an IowaWatch interview, Des Moines Register reporter Jason Clayworth discusses the premise behind the newspaper's investigation into abuses of property forfeitures in Iowa. Part of a series of IowaWatch examinations of investigative reporting in Iowa.

By Clare McCarthy

/ 23 Jun 2015

Inside The Reporter's Notebook: Reporters Explain The Register's Forfeiture Law Abuse Investigation