Stephen J. Berry

Commentary: Restoring Public-Press Understanding

IowaWatch co-founder Stephen J. Berry called for rebuilding trust in the news media with better media literacy among Americans but also on journalists to adhere to strong ethics during remarks at the 2018 Celebrating a Free Press and Open Government Banquet in Des Moines, Iowa, on Sept. 27, 2018. We

By Stephen J. Berry

/ 12 Oct 2018

Commentary: Restoring Public-Press Understanding

A News Match Letter From IowaWatch Co-Founder Steve Berry

I, as co-founder of IowaWatch.org, would like to congratulate you, the members of the IowaWatch family. Thanks to your past support, IowaWatch’s journalistic success had earned for us a chance to receive up to $28,000 in matching funds from a $3 million national News Match 2017 fund drive.

By Stephen J. Berry

/ 5 Dec 2017

A News Match Letter From IowaWatch Co-Founder Steve Berry

Iowa Develops Science Teaching Standards With No Climate Change Judgment

A University of Iowa’s Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research and College of Education project will help Iowa school teachers apply Next Generation Science Standards in class that let students decide for themselves if climate change exists.

By Stephen J. Berry

/ 9 Jun 2017

Iowa Develops Science Teaching Standards With No Climate Change Judgment

Mental Health Issues Growing Among Iowa High School Students

Facing intense academic demands and ever-present peer comparisons through social media, an increasing number of Iowa high school students grapple with mental health issues and enduring problems previous generations seldom confronted, an IowaWatch High School Journalism Project has found.

By Fenna Semken, Clare Rolinger, Sophia Schillinger, Mina Takahashi, Taylor Shelfo and Stephen J. Berry

/ 26 May 2017

Mental Health Issues Growing Among Iowa High School Students

Trump Presidency Revives Iowa College Campus Political Interest But Discourse Can Be Harsh

If the law of supply and demand applied to the marketplace of ideas like it does to economics, political opinions wouldn’t be worth a plug nickel.They are everywhere, more so than ever since the election of Donald J. Trump to the U.S. presidency and especially on Iowa’s college campuses.

By Julia Davis, Leziga Barikor, Susan Haack and Stephen J. Berry

/ 7 May 2017