Joe Sheller
Debates help Iowa voters see beyond attack ads
By Joe Sheller / Media Column I am a fan of election year political debates — not because they are all that entertaining, but because they provide an important venue for voters to see candidates and get beyond the attack…
Looking back at local media changes in 2016
By Joe Sheller / Guest Column You have to be an Iowa fan, I think,…
Pokémon game fad blurs fantasy, reality
By Joe Sheller / Guest Column In the weeks before RAGBRAI my training bicycle rides,…
Checking the facts of fact checkers
By Joe Sheller / Guest Column A local media birthday of note is coming up…
Blogs spotlight alternative voices in Corridor
By Joe Sheller/Guest Column Do you blog or follow any blogs? A feature of the…
Student media creates future success
By Joe Sheller / Guest Column The New York Times coverage of the Super Tuesday…
Lessons learned from a longtime journalist
By Joe Sheller / Guest Column On Wikipedia, “Rick Smith” might refer to a Canadian…
Political polls show only snapshot of race
By Joe Sheller / Guest Column In the final days before the Iowa Caucuses on…
Where has ‘Daisy Girl’ gone?
By Joe Sheller / Guest Column Since 1952, television has been the 800-pound gorilla in…
How we remember(ed) Vietnam
By Joe Sheller / Guest Editorial I had planned to write this month about echoes…
Should we give publicity to a mass killer?
By Joe Sheller / Guest Column I was a bit startled and irritated when I…
Gazette and Gray gamble on future of TV
By Joe Sheller / Guest Editorial Welcome to America, Cedar Rapids. This is a country…
Sensations of seeing yourself in the news
By Joe Sheller / Guest Editorial On Aug. 18, my photograph was on the front…
In new media era, who feeds the watchdog?
by Joe Sheller / Guest Editorial Nonprofit news media are going to become increasingly important…
The media’s role in cultural change
By Joe Sheller / Guest Editorial Great shifts in our culture are, I think, a…
Knocking down the Iowa Straw Poll
By Joe Sheller / Guest Editorial You might have missed it, but there was recently…