Tag Archives: Iowa media

Hinson To Iowa Press: Milennials Need To Start Saving Money For Retirement

Rep. Ashley Hinson, IA-02 was the guest on Iowa Press this weekend. I can see why Liz Mathis lost now. As an incumbent, Hinson has become a slick, well oiled talking point machine compared to how she was two years … Continue reading

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Deidre DeJear Delivers On Iowa Press

After the usual rather hostile political questions (read the full transcript here), someone finally asked a policy question. AP reporter David Pitt:  “I’m wondering what you do as Governor if the Iowa Supreme Court decides to overturn the previous ruling … Continue reading

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Iowa Press Has A Great Program… For A Change

I’ve been critical of Iowa Press. I just want them to be better because they have a key role to play informing the citizens of Iowa. In case you missed it the most recent edition of Iowa Press is definitely … Continue reading

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Plenty of Ineptitude To Go Around

Randy Evans’ article published yesterday in The Des Moines Register and elsewhere had a fun but misleading title. Neither Party is Immune to Ineptitude oddly equates Democrats’ poor messaging (no one disagrees, super-frustrating!) with Republican corruption and lying. Sadly, most … Continue reading

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Why Communities Need Local News

Iowa newspapers are being challenged to survive the digital age as well as the pandemic.  Art Cullen, editor of the Storm Lake Times; Ty Rushing, managing editor of the N’West Iowa Review; Doug Burns, co-owner and columnist for the Carroll … Continue reading

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Progress Iowa Conducts Study Of Local Media

Kudos to  Progress Iowa for focusing on our problematic media. These are important findings. Once again, research confirming the obvious. Latino, Native, Asian and African American Iowans Have Been Left Off Iowa Public Television’s ‘Iowa Press’ in 2019 With caucus … Continue reading

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Pints, Politics And Media Narrative

In an effort to get outside my comfort zone I tried something new. I went to a media event called “Pints and Politics” at the Cedar Ridge Winery and Distillery in Swisher Thursday after my shift at the home, farm … Continue reading

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Sean Hannity “People Like Us May End Up In Jail”

“Every night, Sean Hannity tells millions of viewers that Mueller’s probe is a corrupt plot to take down Trump and reverse the outcome of the election. Trump is a big fan of Hannity’s show, and the two men speak on … Continue reading

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Friday In Iowa: Newspapers

When I agreed to fill in as the summer, weekday editor of Blog for Iowa, the decline of newspapers, and substantial changes in corporate media was on my short list of topics to cover. As I drove to town yesterday, … Continue reading

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Pathetic Media Not Properly Conveying What ALEC Is

Not only have the media not properly conveyed what ALEC really is if they do talk about it which is extremely rare, but they are also not mentioning ALEC when it would make perfect sense to.  Even the “liberal” media … Continue reading

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