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Podcast: The Crusading Editor Verne Marshall And His War On Corruption in 1930s Iowa

He exposed corruption and helped his newspaper win a Pulitzer Prize in the 1930s. But how one-time Cedar Rapids Gazette Editor Verne Marshall did it was anything but ordinary. Listen to the IowaWatch Connection podcast.

By Lyle Muller and Jeff Stein

/ 16 Jan 2017

Podcast: The Crusading Editor Verne Marshall And His War On Corruption in 1930s Iowa

Podcast: Long-time Iowa Press Host Dean Borg Reflects On All Of Those Programs

After practicing radio and television journalism in Iowa for parts of seven decades, Dean Borg is retiring as host of Iowa Public Television's "Iowa Press" program. He talks about that and his career in this IowaWatch Connection report.

By Jeff Stein and Lyle Muller

/ 9 Jan 2017

Podcast: Long-time Iowa Press Host Dean Borg Reflects On All Of Those Programs

Podcast: Behind-The-Scenes Look at IowaWatch's Most-Read 2016 Stories

The most-read stories IowaWatch from 2016 included a look at free speech rights on college campuses, legislation covering medication to treat drug overdoses and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The IowaWatch Connection radio program brings you up to date on those stories and reveals behind-the-s

By Jeff Stein and Lyle Muller

/ 2 Jan 2017

Podcast: Behind-The-Scenes Look at IowaWatch's Most-Read 2016 Stories

IowaWatch Connection Podcast: Successes And Controversies Of Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad will step down in 2017 to become the U.S. Ambassador to China after President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of him to the post is confirmed. This IowaWatch Connection podcast report looks at that career that made Branstad the longest-serving governor in American history.

By Jeff Stein

/ 12 Dec 2016

IowaWatch Connection Podcast: Successes And Controversies Of Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad

Tax Code Shakeup In Republicans' 2017 Iowa Legislative Session Agenda

When the Iowa Legislature gavels into session in January, Republicans will make up the majority in both the House and Senate. We talk with the Senate Majority Leader and the Speaker of the House to learn their plans in this IowaWatch Connection report and visit with Democrats the following week.

By Jeff Stein and Bob Fisher/KGLO news

/ 5 Dec 2016

Tax Code Shakeup In Republicans' 2017 Iowa Legislative Session Agenda

Podcast: Inside The Reporters' Notebooks For Stories On Mental Health, Opioid Addiction In Iowa

In-depth reporting on health and government topics requires a large investment of resources and time by journalists. We talk with three Iowa journalists about work they did behind the scenes for important stories.

By Thomas Nelson, Brittany Robb and Jeff Stein

/ 21 Nov 2016

Podcast: Inside The Reporters' Notebooks For Stories On Mental Health, Opioid Addiction In Iowa

Podcast: Looking Forward After The 2016 Elections In Iowa

owa voters have spoken, and loudly. Beyond the high-profile presidential election, though, they shifted the balance of power inside the state, too. What will the change in control of the Iowa Senate mean for public policy in Iowa?

By Jeff Stein and Lyle Muller

/ 14 Nov 2016

Podcast: Looking Forward After The 2016 Elections In Iowa

Podcast: Iowa Voters Set The Stage For Election Day Decision

In the last report of a year-long IowaWatch effort to speak with voters about what matters to them we heard frustration with how presidential candidates were address issues and, after the summer nominating conventions, presidential candidates themselves: Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donal

By Lyle Muller, Jeff Stein and IowaWatch College Media Reporting Team

/ 7 Nov 2016

Podcast: Iowa Voters Set The Stage For Election Day Decision

Podcast: The Voices Of Tired Voters

Election Day on Nov. 8, 2016, marks the end of a long, long presidential campaign in Iowa, where the presidential campaign began well before the first presidential precinct caucuses in

By Lyle Muller and Jeff Stein

/ 24 Oct 2016

Podcast: Helping Homeless Veterans In Iowa Still A Struggle For Some

Some homeless veterans in Iowa and parts of northwest Illinois are missing out on shelter, food, health care and counseling services because they do not know about the services or simply choose not to use them. Homeless veterans help tell the story in this podcast.

By Thomas Nelson, Lyle Muller and Jeff Stein

/ 17 Oct 2016

Podcast: Helping Homeless Veterans In Iowa Still A Struggle For Some

Podcast: What Iowa Does To Keep Contaminants Out Of Our Drinking Water

This might be hard to believe but the stuff we flush can affect our drinking water. This IowaWatch Connection podcast expands on a story we first reported in August.

By Brittany Robb and Jeff Stein

/ 3 Oct 2016

Podcast: What Iowa Does To Keep Contaminants Out Of Our Drinking Water

IowaWatch Connection Podcast: Winning Pulitzer An "Obituary Changer" In Already Notable Career

Michael Gartner received the Pulitzer Prize in editorial writing in 1997 for editorials published in The Daily Tribune in Ames. He was co-owner and editor of the newspaper at the time. The Pulitzer board praised his "common sense editorials" for covering "issues deeply affecting the lives of people

By Lyle Muller and Jeff Stein

/ 1 Aug 2016

Podcast: The Crusading Editor Verne Marshall And His War On Corruption in 1930s Iowa

Podcast: Long-time Iowa Press Host Dean Borg Reflects On All Of Those Programs

Podcast: Behind-The-Scenes Look at IowaWatch's Most-Read 2016 Stories

IowaWatch Connection Podcast: Successes And Controversies Of Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad

Tax Code Shakeup In Republicans' 2017 Iowa Legislative Session Agenda

Podcast: Inside The Reporters' Notebooks For Stories On Mental Health, Opioid Addiction In Iowa

Podcast: Looking Forward After The 2016 Elections In Iowa

Podcast: Iowa Voters Set The Stage For Election Day Decision

Podcast: The Voices Of Tired Voters

Podcast: Helping Homeless Veterans In Iowa Still A Struggle For Some

Podcast: What Iowa Does To Keep Contaminants Out Of Our Drinking Water

IowaWatch Connection Podcast: Winning Pulitzer An "Obituary Changer" In Already Notable Career

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