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# Watch "Ethical Perspectives on the News" Discussion On Populism
- URL: https://www.investigatemidwest.org/watch-ethical-perspectives-on-the-news-discussion-on-populism/
- Published: 2017-03-05T19:04:54.000Z
- Updated: 2017-03-05T19:04:54.000Z
- Description: Simply defining populism is a chore. But evaluating whether or not populism is good or bad is a whole other task. IowaWatch was part of an "Ethical Perspectives on the News" program exploring those ideas.
- Author: IowaWatch
- Tags: Government, Investigate Midwest News, iowawatch, Andrew Jackson, Cornell College, Donald Trump, Inter-Religious Council of Linn County, Iowa politics, KCRG, Mount Mercy University, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-06-18 04:56

Simply [defining populism](https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/02/what-is-populist-trump/516525/?ref=investigatemidwest.org) is a chore. But evaluating whether or not populism is good or bad is a whole other chore.

IowaWatch’s executive director-editor Lyle Muller was part of the weekly “Ethical Perspectives on the News” program that tackled those tasks. The program aired on Sunday, March 5, on the KCRG-TV9 and KCRG 9.1 television stations.

The moderator was Leon Tabak, professor of computer science at Cornell College. Muller and Taylor Houston, assistant professor of sociology at Mount Mercy University, were the panelists.

The [Inter-Religious Council of Linn County ](http://www.irclc.org/home.html?ref=investigatemidwest.org)produces “Ethical Perspectives on the News.”