Journalism & Media

Talk of Iowa host Charity Nebbe speaks with executive director of the Western Iowa Journalism Foundation Becky Vonnahme about how downsizings and closures of newspapers have a lasting impact on community and Democracy. Then Field of Dreams actor Dwier Brown discusses the new baseball museum he opened in Dyersville, where Field of Dreams was filmed.

The host of the national radio program On Point says while federal policy is important, the implementation of that policy at the local level, "is where people's lives are being changed."

Analysts discuss the top political stories of the week, including President Joe Biden’s bid for a second term and Tucker Carlson’s exit from Fox News.

The host of WBUR and NPR's radio news show and podcast will give a talk on May 9 at Hoyt Sherman Place.

A lawsuit regarding Gov. Reynolds' handling of Freedom of Information Act requests will move forward after an Iowa Supreme Court ruling.

For as long as she can remember Katherine Linn Caire has known that she was adopted, but as is the case with many adoptees, there was a lot she didn’t know.

The struggles and successes of newspapers in towns like Carroll amid recent crises such as the pandemic and declining revenues are chronicled in a new book.

Host of The New York Times podcast The Daily Michael Barbaro discusses the recent criticisms lodged at the Times by its own contributors over its coverage of transgender issues.

Experts discuss domestic and international politics, including the student loan case before the U.S. Supreme Court, increased aid promised to Ukraine and more.

Journalists with the websites Bleeding Heartland and the Iowa Capital Dispatch say they had to sue Gov. Kim Reynolds to receive records related to her response to the coronavirus pandemic.