Tag Archives: Iowa Press

Joni Ernst Allowed To Lie On “This Week”

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Trish Nelson

This is from an excellent article by Jennifer Rubin.  Mainstream press could expose and dispense of a lot of the right wing lies if they would just ask a single follow up question. But they don’t and the Iowa press … Continue reading →

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Is The Primary Goal Of Iowa Press To Project Republicans In A Positive Light?

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Press show instructions this week seemed to be, say something to make it look like Republicans, Kim Reynolds in particular, caused the good things that are happening with welcoming Afghan refugees to Iowa. Henderson: As the U.S. airlift accelerated … Continue reading →

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Iowa Press Fails To Inform Continued…

Posted on December 29, 2021 by Trish Nelson

And another thing.. Monday I posted about last weekend’s edition of Iowa Press. Afterwards, I had to sort through some additional reactions to it. This program has been a staple on Iowa PBS for decades. It needs to modernize itself. … Continue reading →

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Iowa Press Fails To Inform

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Taped on Friday, December 17. The latest Reporters’ Roundtable edition of Iowa Press would have been essentially useless as far as informing the public about issues had it not been for Kathy Obradovich.  While the others wasted their time primarily … Continue reading →

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Why Iowa Press Should Be Cancelled

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Below is a video screen-shot of 10 seconds of the Miller-Meeks appearance on Iowa Press over the weekend. I posted about the program yesterday.  You can see the whole program here.  She told  veteran Iowa journalists Kay Henderson, Erin Murphy, … Continue reading →

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Zach Wahls #PsakiBombs Iowa Press

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Trish Nelson

After watching Iowa Press this weekend, my question is, why do these seasoned reporters seem so clueless about the GOP in general and oblivious to the danger of GOP gerrymandering during redistricting? Please put your answers in the comments. One … Continue reading →

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Plenty of Ineptitude To Go Around

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Trish Nelson

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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IDP Chair Ross Wilburn: Attacks By Republicans Are Outrageous And Desperate

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Trish Nelson

We need to have the Iowa Democrats’ backs.  They are doing their best at messaging and counter-attacking the Republicans in their Facebook Live Media Availability Zoom meetings but the press just wants to talk about “what the Republicans say.” This … Continue reading →

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Joni Ernst: Lying Liar Of The Liardom

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Paul Deaton

Tonight at 7 p.m. Democrat Theresa Greenfield debates her Republican opponent, the incumbent, junior U.S. Senator from Iowa. Greenfield is expected to be well-prepared for the face off on Iowa Press. She will lay out her plans to make health … Continue reading →

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Trump Supporting Farmers Are Not Necessarily Being “Patriotic”

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Trish Nelson

What a messed up frame on this issue by Iowa Press.  So apparently a farmer at a Demcoratic candidate town hall said something like, “we’re being asked to be patriotic…”  Unclear exactly what that means, but nonetheless that was how … Continue reading →

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