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A Call For Supporting Democracy And IowaWatch

Citizens in possession of good information is the only way a system of free people governing themselves can work. We call such a system democracy.

By Forrest Meyer, for IowaWatch

/ 11 Dec 2018

A Call For Supporting Democracy And IowaWatch

Learn About IowaWatch In Less than One Minute

IowaWatch is part of the national NewsMatch 2018 fund drive, which doubles your donation to our nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) charity. Learn more in this 53-second-long video.

By Taylor Odekirk and Bailey Doyle

/ 29 Nov 2018

Learn About IowaWatch In Less than One Minute

Evans: There Are Things More Important Than Money

In those early years, my attitude toward money was pretty simple, mostly falling along the lines of “more is better.” However, in the years since that sweaty introduction to free enterprise, I have come to realize that money is not the most important thing around.

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 28 Nov 2018

Evans: There Are Things More Important Than Money

Which IowaWatch Story Made The Biggest Impact in 2018?

We seek your feedback. Tell us which 2018 IowaWatch story has been the most impactful.

By Bailey Doyle, Lauren Wade and NewMatch

/ 23 Oct 2018

Which IowaWatch Story Made The Biggest Impact in 2018?

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

Podcast: Journalism Credibility In Crisis

Challenges facing modern-day journalism are at to a crisis stage as many Americans’ lack understanding of a critical news media’s role in society, IowaWatch cofounder and Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Stephen Berry said during a recent visit to Iowa and in an IowaWatch Connection p

By Jeff Stein

/ 1 Oct 2018

Podcast: Journalism Credibility In Crisis

Logan, Newmark Grants Boost IowaWatch Journalism

The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism-IowaWatch has received two significant grants for general operating expenses, with a matching challenge attached to one.

By IowaWatch

/ 22 Aug 2018

Logan, Newmark Grants Boost IowaWatch Journalism

IowaWatch Co-Founder Returning To Iowa To Headline Sept. 27 Celebrating A Free Press And Open Government Banquet

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Stephen J. Berry, whose push for journalists to work thoroughly and ethically led him to co-found the Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism-IowaWatch, will be the annual Celebrating a Free Press and Open Government Banquet’s guest speaker in Des Moine

By IowaWatch

/ 16 Aug 2018

Why Journalists, Including Those With Nonprofits, Are Not Enemies Of The State

Today, the Institute for Nonprofit News joins journalists across the country in asking you, the public, to stand up for your rights to free speech and an open government. This started as a campaign by the Boston Globe to ask the President of the United States to knock off attacking the news media.

By Sue Cross, executive director and CEO, Institute for Nonprofit News

/ 16 Aug 2018

Why Journalists, Including Those With Nonprofits, Are Not Enemies Of The State

Journalism As A Public Service: An Interview With Des Moines Register Reporter Jason Clayworth

Des Moines Register reporter Jason Clayworth said he sees reporting as a public service. In an interview with IowaWatch, he discusses the pursuit of the truth, unbiased reporting and civic engagement.

By Matthew McDermott

/ 31 Jul 2018

Journalism As A Public Service: An Interview With Des Moines Register Reporter Jason Clayworth

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

Evans: First Amendment Deserves Our Respect, Too

As we celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence 242 years ago on July 4, as we mourn the murders last week of five employees of the Annapolis, Md., Capital Gazette, four of them journalists, and as we think about the “fake news” accusations and slanderous “enemy of the American people

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 3 Jul 2018

Evans: First Amendment Deserves Our Respect, Too