by Luke Martz | Feb 3, 2023 | Courts, Media, Opinion, State Government
Rob Sand gets off scot-free for refusing to turn over government emails from liberal blogger/activist Laura Belin, a state district court ruled last week. Sand withheld Belin’s emails with his chief of staff John McCormally until he was sued by the Kirkwood Institute,...
by Luke Martz | Dec 21, 2022 | Media, Opinion
The Iowa Field Report broke some of the biggest Iowa political stories of the year. The first to report on U.S. Senate candidate Mike Franken’s assault report, the first to write on state house candidate Sonya Heitshusen’s arrest, and the only outlet to...
by Luke Martz | Feb 8, 2022 | Media, Opinion
Media “fact checks” are amongst the biggest purveyors of misinformation on the internet. “Fact checks” are a fountain of misinformation because the genre primarily consists of the journalist’s opinion masquerading as fact. Additionally,...
by Luke Martz | Dec 10, 2021 | Media
“My target is the governor.” That’s what Cedar Rapids Gazette columnist Todd Dorman tweeted last night referencing his work at the “news” paper. I don't think DeJear and Smith supporters will forget my desire to see Reynolds defeated. You're more interested in...
by Iowa Field Report | Sep 10, 2021 | Media, Opinion
As Iowans learn to live with the COVID-19 pandemic, data and opinions have come at them from all directions. One of the leading voices in Iowa (leading because the Iowa press made it so) is Sara Anne Willette, otherwise known on Twitter as @amethystarlight. She dubs...
by Iowa Field Report | Jul 12, 2021 | Media, State Politics
Associated Press reporter Ryan Foley—the man who calls himself “scoops”—has hit a new low. Following the tragic accident at Adventureland on July 3, where one boy died, and another was critically injured on the amusement park’s Raging River ride, Foley wrote a story...
