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Panelists: State Needs To Show Its Benefits To Attract New Iowans

Leaving Iowa after college graduation is not necessarily a bad thing as long as some of those leaving come back, panelists at a Waterloo forum said Tuesday night. But those who return need to be joined by others who move into the state and stay because they want to be here in order for Iowa to grow,

By IowaWatch

/ 13 May 2015

Panelists: State Needs To Show Its Benefits To Attract New Iowans

Video Interviews: Brain Drain In Iowa

As part of the third annual IowaWatch college media project, 10 student journalists at seven Iowa campuses conducted interviews with graduating students to delve into the issue of brain drain in Iowa. The interviews reveal students' post-graduation plans and reasons for either leaving or staying in

By IowaWatch

/ 10 May 2015

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Area Experts To Tackle Iowa Brain Drain At Tuesday Forum

A panel of Waterloo-Cedar Falls job placement experts will convene at a public forum on Tuesday, May 12, to advance the conversation on how Iowa can keep more bright young people from taking their talents out of state after graduating from an Iowa college or university. The forum, at The Courier com

By IowaWatch

/ 6 May 2015

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Area Experts To Tackle Iowa Brain Drain At Tuesday Forum

SPJ Names Lu Shen IowaWatch Story Nation's Best Student Journalism Online News Story

An IowaWatch story former reporter Lu Shen wrote about University of Iowa difficulty helping Chinese students adjust to Iowa in 2013-14 has won the Society of Professional Journalists’ (SPJ) Mark of Excellence Award for best online news story by a college journalist in 2014.

By IowaWatch

/ 6 May 2015

SPJ Names Lu Shen IowaWatch Story Nation's Best Student Journalism Online News Story

KXIC Podcast Covers Two Student-Driven Investigations For IowaWatch

Meghan Horihan talked on the Tuesday, April 21, 2015, “Your Town” show on KXIC radio, AM 800, in Iowa City about her two years doing public relations work at IowaWatch

By IowaWatch

/ 3 May 2015

KXIC Podcast Covers Two Student-Driven Investigations For IowaWatch

News Quiz: Civil Rights Struggles, Milestones In Iowa

We have watched racial tension in Baltimore and other places in the United States in the past few months while also hearing about the historical reasons behind this unrest. But

By IowaWatch

/ 1 May 2015

News Quiz: Civil Rights Struggles, Milestones In Iowa

News Quiz: Newspapers in Iowa's History

For as long as Iowa has existed newspapers have recorded the events and people shaping communities, informing current residents but also leaving a history for future generations. But you might not be aware of a few things found in the history of Iowa newspapers.

By IowaWatch

/ 24 Apr 2015

IowaWatch Connection Earns Six IBNA Awards

The IowaWatch Connection radio program collected six awards for large market radio reporting at the 2015 Iowa Broadcast News Association convention in Johnston, Iowa, on April 18. Each week program

By IowaWatch

/ 20 Apr 2015

IowaWatch Connection Earns Six IBNA Awards

News Quiz: Iowa Caucus Myths and Truths

With candidates starting to throw their hats in the ring, Iowans prepare for a deluge of political visits. Iowa's caucuses sometimes seem to have mythical status. See if you know which is myth, and which is not.

By IowaWatch

/ 17 Apr 2015

IowaWatch Story By Lu Shen Takes SPJ Regional Online Newswriting Award

Former IowaWatch reporter Lu Shen has won a Society of Professional Journalists’ (SPJ) Region 7 Mark of Excellence Award for a story she wrote about University of Iowa difficulty in

By IowaWatch

/ 10 Apr 2015

IowaWatch Story By Lu Shen Takes SPJ Regional Online Newswriting Award

News Quiz: Settling Presidential Birthplace Controversy

The presidential race is heating up in Iowa. With Iowa being the birthplace of former President Herbert Hoover we checked some controversies about the birthplaces of others with an eye on the White House, past and present.

By IowaWatch

/ 10 Apr 2015