Western Iowa Journalism Foundation In The News
Shortly after the Western Iowa Journalism Foundation received nonprofit approval from the IRS, Board President Kyle Munson wrote this editorial in the Des Moines Register explaining our mission.
As part of its ongoing coverage of The Journalism Crisis Project, the Columbia Journalism Review spoke with board members Kyle Munson and Andrea Frantz about the needs the foundation is working to meet.
Art Cullen, editor of the Storm Lake Times, talks about the relationship between local news and a functioning democracy, and how the Western Iowa Journalism Foundation has provided hope for the future.
The documentary Storm Lake is educating citizens across the country why maintaining a local news source is essential to sustaining a functioning democracy. If you missed the national PBS premiere in November 2021, you can watch the film online.
Harry Smith from the NBC Today Show recently delivered a message to a national audience of how vital smalltown newspapers are. This story features interviews with Art Cullen, editor of The Storm Lake Times, and Lorena Lopez, editor of La Prensa Iowa.
Iowa-based company RAYGUN is so supportive of the Western Iowa Journalism Foundation's mission, they have agreed to carry a line of WIJF-branded merch – in both English and Spanish!
And best of all, they are donating proceeds back to WIJF!
