Cedar Rapids’ KGAN Among Sinclair-Owned TV Stations Spreading Pro-Trump, Media-Bashing Propaganda
On March 7, CNN's Brian Stelter reported that the right-wing Sinclair Broadcast Group was forcing anchors at the local TV stations the telecom giant...
Weekly News Roundup: Des Moines Publishing Company to Acquire Time Magazine in Koch-Backed Deal
The Informer’s weekly news roundup, presented in partnership with KHOI community radio.
Backed by Koch Brothers, Des Moines-Based Meredith Corp. Announces Time Inc. Acquisition
On Sunday...
Pulitzer Winner Art Cullen Warns of Wintersteen Presidency
In a letter to the editor of the Iowa State Daily student newspaper, Storm Lake Times editor Art Cullen slammed Iowa State University ag...
Criminal Justice Reform Advocate Compares Kim Reynolds to MLK Jr., JFK
A fawning column published last Tuesday in the Des Moines Register by the director of a national criminal justice reform group active in the...
Neo-Nazi Propaganda Hits Ames Again, This Time on School Board Candidate’s Yard Sign
On Sunday, white supremacist propaganda similar to that found multiple times last fall on Iowa State University's campus was found on a yard sign...
Local Police Joke About 420 As They Continue to Arrest People for a Habit...
For 420 yesterday, Ames and Iowa State University police joined in on what’s become an annual tradition for departments around the country: taking to...
The Trump Inauguration and the Rising Tide of Far-Right Nationalism in America
At noon on the eve of Inauguration Day, a few short hours after arriving in Washington DC on an overnight road trip from Ames,...
GOP Budget Cuts Might Shutter State Transparency Board
The Des Moines Register's Jason Clayworth reported yesterday that included in Iowa Republicans' plan to slash $110 million from the state's current fiscal year...
Paul Pate Plays the Press on Voter ID Push
Nearly two weeks after Secretary of State Paul Pate announced his proposal on Jan. 5 to finally bring voter ID to Iowa with a...
KCCI’s Racist Response to Colin Kaepernick’s National Anthem Protest
KCCI isn’t exactly a paragon of journalism ethics, but the central Iowa TV news station took things a step further than usual last weekend...
