National Political Reporter Jenna Johnson To Headline Celebrating A Free...
The seventh annual Celebrating a Free Press and Open Government Banquet will celebrate the work of those who promote open government and an independent news media in Iowa. The event will be held the...
View ArticleOpen Government, 1st Amendment Champions From Iowa Pick Up Honors
IowaWatch honored an outstanding journalist and long-time advocate for newspapers during its seventh annual banquet Thursday night, Sept. 26, at the Des Moines Marriot Downtown. Carol Hunter was given...
View ArticleEvans: Our Founders Wanted the Press to Shine Its Spotlight
Fifty-three years ago, I was a high school kid in southern Iowa who knew what I wanted to do with the rest of my life: I wanted to be a journalist. The first step on that journey occurred when I...
View ArticleMeet IowaWatch’s newest staff writer, Drake student Marie Nalan
IowaWatch is delighted to introduce you to our latest staff member, Marie Nalan of Drake University. Here she shares a little about herself. You’ll see her byline soon. My name is Marie Nalan, a...
View ArticleInstitute for Nonprofit News names IowaWatch’s Suzanne Behnke to national...
Suzanne Behnke, executive director of the Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism and its news outlet, IowaWatch, has been named to the Institute for Nonprofit News Emerging Leaders Council. INN...
View ArticleIowaWatch joins national collaboration on rural education during COVID-19
The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism – IowaWatch.org has been selected as a partner to report on how COVID-19 is changing and challenging rural school districts, the Institute for Nonprofit...
View ArticleEvans: 2020 has shown us why America needs journalists
There is one week set aside each year to salute newspapers for the important role they have played in our nation, a role that goes back to the beginning of these United States. This year, however,...
View ArticleTransparency: View our 2019 tax return here
The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism’s 990 tax return for 2019 covers our work at the IowaWatch.org news website and our educational programming for student journalists who produce in-depth...
View ArticleIowaWatch names new editor and adds veteran fundraiser
IowaWatch, or the Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism, has named Suzanne Behnke as its new editor, marking a transition for Behnke from executive director to a new role focused on developing...
View ArticleRead IowaWatch’s 990 tax return for 2020
The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism, which runs the IowaWatch.org news website and educational programming for student journalists who produce in-depth reporting with IowaWatch staff...
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