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Podcast: Sifting Through Fake News In Pursuit Of Truth

The biggest concern facing the general public when it tries to determine what news source to trust? "The wide variety of people who produce news, and only some of them our journalists," David Ryfe, professor and chairman of the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication, said in

By IowaWatch Connection

/ 24 Apr 2017

Podcast: Sifting Through Fake News In Pursuit Of Truth

Vetting News Sources: Experts Weigh In For "Ethical Perspectives On The News"

Finding the right source for a news story always has been important but the public demands more, especially in the current political climate in the United States. IowaWatch co-founder Stephen Berry was part of an “Ethical Perspectives on the News” television program that addressed that demand.

By IowaWatch

/ 23 Apr 2017

Vetting News Sources: Experts Weigh In For "Ethical Perspectives On The News"

IowaWatch Connection Wins Seven Iowa Broadcast News Association Awards For 2016 Reports

The IowaWatch Connection radio program collected seven awards, including two for first place, for large market radio reporting at the 2017 Iowa Broadcast News Association convention in Johnston, Iowa, on Saturday, April 22.

By IowaWatch

/ 23 Apr 2017

IowaWatch Connection Wins Seven Iowa Broadcast News Association Awards For 2016 Reports

Former Iowa Governor Grabs Headlines With His Horse In Washington

When former Iowa governor Leslie Shaw was chosen by President Theodore Roosevelt as his secretary of the treasury in 1902, Iowans were prepared to see his name in the national headlines. He grabbed headlines, but not always because of his actions as the treasury department head.

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 22 Apr 2017

Former Iowa Governor Grabs Headlines With His Horse In Washington

Iowans Lost At Sea In 1875 Disaster

Survivors described the cries and shrieks of dying passengers as “heart-rending.” And one recalled the last voice he heard was that of a “little child in a cabin.”

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 15 Apr 2017

Effectiveness Of Sexual Assault Prevention Education For High School Students Questioned

Attempts to educate students about sexual assault in a high school setting sometimes lack effectiveness, IowaWatch interviews with teachers, administrators and high school students from 18 Iowa school districts revealed. The result is students who said they didn’t know what sexual assault consisted

By Fenna Semken

/ 13 Apr 2017

Effectiveness Of Sexual Assault Prevention Education For High School Students Questioned

Early 20th Century Railroad Promoter Disappoints Northeast Iowans

Railroad man S.G. Durant once said the conveniences at a Georgia prison “outdo services at many good hotels” in the country. He knew that first-hand. He had been a prisoner there. His story:

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 8 Apr 2017

Early 20th Century Railroad Promoter Disappoints Northeast Iowans

Iowans With Critical Mental Health Illness Struggle In System Called A 'Crisis' And 'Failing Iowans'

At first, Leslie Carpenter thought her son Patrick was on drugs. She was at home in Iowa City with her husband and about to go to bed when the phone rang. It was Patrick. “Mom, I died. I’ve been reborn,” the 19-year-old told her. “I’m God. We need to go, and I need you to take me to see Obama and Op

By Julia Davis

/ 5 Apr 2017

Iowans With Critical Mental Health Illness Struggle In System Called A 'Crisis' And 'Failing Iowans'

Podcast: Why Investigative Journalism Matters

Seldom has so much attention focused on how journalists gather and report news. But news consumers in the 2010s want to know whether or not what they read or hear in the news is true and, in doing so, want to know why investigative reporters pursue stories.

By Jeff Stein, Stephen Berry and Lyle Muller

/ 3 Apr 2017

Podcast: Why Investigative Journalism Matters

No Hitching Posts, No Business: Iowa History

Farmers in the Charles City area threatened to take their business to neighboring towns if the Improvement Association removed the hitching posts in the city park. But the 45 women

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 1 Apr 2017

No Hitching Posts, No Business: Iowa History

An Iowa Civil War Soldier’s Baptism of Fire

In May 1862 a group of 12 men from Clear Lake traveled to Cedar Falls to enlist in the Union army. Among the group who were willing to join the fight to preserve the Union during the Civil War were two brothers, Winslow Casady (W.C.) Tompkins and Caleb Tompkins.

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 25 Mar 2017

An Iowa Civil War Soldier’s Baptism of Fire

Gridlock On Anti-Lock Brakes Baffles Motorcycle Safety Advocates

After a long downward trend, U.S. traffic deaths are on the rise again, and a key factor is the stubbornly high fatality toll among some of the most exposed people on the road: motorcyclists. But regulators aren't eager to step into the problem, this Fairwarning report shows.,

By Rick Schmitt and Paul Feldman/FairWarning

/ 22 Mar 2017

Gridlock On Anti-Lock Brakes Baffles Motorcycle Safety Advocates