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Does a limit on speech and expression exist on Iowa’s college campuses, where you expect the free flow of ideas to broaden education? Help a team of Iowa college student journalists working with IowaWatch answer that question by giving a tax-deductible donation that supports the students’ efforts. D

By IowaWatch

/ 22 Mar 2016

IowaWatch Reporter Earns Fund For Investigative Journalism Grant

The Fund for Investigative Journalism has awarded IowaWatch’s Lauren Mills a $5,000 grant to support a journalism project in which she will examine Iowa’s water quality. This marks the third time the organization has given an IowaWatch reporter a grant and the second time it has given one to Mills,

By IowaWatch

/ 17 Mar 2016

IowaWatch Reporter Earns Fund For Investigative Journalism Grant

Book By Iowa Stories Author Cheryl Mullenbach Selected For Notable Social Studies List

The Great Depression for Kids: Hardship and Hope in 1930s America, by Cheryl Mullenbach, has made the list of Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2016.

By IowaWatch

/ 25 Feb 2016

Book By Iowa Stories Author Cheryl Mullenbach Selected For Notable Social Studies List

Podcast Link: The Importance Of Investigative Reporting

Iowa Public Radio examined the importance of investigative journalism, nationally and in Iowa, during its Tuesday, Feb. 23, "River to River" program and included IowaWatch Executive Director-Editor Lyle Muller, IowaWatch board member Andy Hall and Jason Clayworth, investigative reporter at The Des M

By IowaWatch

/ 23 Feb 2016

Podcast Link: The Importance Of Investigative Reporting

IowaWatch Gains Two Major Grants, Matching Funds Needed With One

The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism—IowaWatch has received two major grants for operating expenses in 2016: $75,000 from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation and $10,000 from The Gazette Co.

By IowaWatch

/ 16 Feb 2016

IowaWatch Gains Two Major Grants, Matching Funds Needed With One

IowaWatch Joins Iowa Freedom Of Information Council

The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism-IowaWatch has joined the Iowa Freedom of Information Council as a First Amendment member because it matches the center’s goal of shining a spotlight on institutions and people who have authority over public policies, trends and events.

By IowaWatch

/ 15 Feb 2016

IowaWatch Joins Iowa Freedom Of Information Council

News Quiz: What Is An Opioid And What Makes It Dangerous?

Opioid abuse, in the form of prescription painkillers and heroin, has contributed to a growing number of Iowa emergency room visits and overdose deaths in the past decade. Although some efforts are underway to counteract the trend, IowaWatch recently examined one life-saving measure — bills providin

By IowaWatch

/ 12 Feb 2016

News Quiz: What Is An Opioid And What Makes It Dangerous?

News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge Of Iowa Newspaper 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

/ 5 Feb 2016

News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge Of Iowa Newspaper History

News Quiz: Why All The Fuss About The Iowa Caucuses?

Candidates spent this week trying to get in the last word before Iowans head to the caucuses on Monday — the first time voters get to weigh in on the nomination process. These three questions should help you understand Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses.

By IowaWatch

/ 29 Jan 2016

News Quiz: Why All The Fuss About The Iowa Caucuses?

Bill Casey, Lee Rood Named IowaWatch Master Mentors

The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism-IowaWatch has honored two longtime Iowa news professionals for work they’ve done as mentors to young journalists – The Daily Iowan publisher Bill Casey and The Des Moines Register watchdog reporter Lee Rood.

By IowaWatch

/ 25 Jan 2016

Bill Casey, Lee Rood Named IowaWatch Master Mentors

Where To Find Iowa Stories

The Iowa Stories series produced by Cheryl Mullenbach and published on IowaWatch on Saturdays has ended. You can keep up with Mullenbach's latest efforts on her website, www.cherylmullenbachink.com.

By IowaWatch

/ 13 Jan 2016

Rigged Damage Deposits, Brain Drain Lead List Of Most Read 2015 IowaWatch Stories

Problems college students face drew the most attention of all the 2015 IowaWatch stories that were written. But useful IowaWatch stories from previous years also were among those read most in 2015.

By IowaWatch

/ 30 Dec 2015