Tag: media
Democracy needs a free press
By the CBJ Editorial Board
Journalism has never been an easy or popular pursuit, but it can feel especially tough these days. Fewer journalists are...
Media unleashes flood of 2008 memories
By Joe Sheller / Guest Column
Has it really been 10 years?
I recall how eerie downtown Cedar Rapids was just days before the Cedar River...
Graduation 2018: What has changed and what remains the same
By Joe Sheller / Media Columnist
On May 20, one of my daughters passed an important personal milestone, receiving her nursing pin in a ceremony...
School walkouts are made-for-media events
By Joe Sheller / Media Column
You couldn’t escape reminders of the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings in the local news media...
Blum’s choice of metaphor goes too far
By Joe Sheller / Media Column
For 50 years, American journalists have been a favorite punching bag of Republicans. And that is fair – being...
Paywalls going up in the Corridor news scene
By Joe Sheller / Media Column
“I would build a great wall, and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me.”
- Donald Trump, June 2015
Fast...
Donald Kaul and ‘Over the Coffee’
By Joe Sheller / Guest Column
The year I graduated from Muscatine High School, 1976, a Des Moines journalist had purchased a lemon of a...
KGAN offers window into Sinclair strategy
By Joe Sheller / Guest Column
Back in July, comedian and media commentator John Oliver ran a segment on his HBO show, “Last Week Tonight”...
KGAN offers window into Sinclair strategy
By Joe Sheller / Guest Column
Back in July, comedian and media commentator John Oliver ran a segment on his HBO show, “Last Week Tonight”...
How the blogosphere spawned a popular series
By Joe Sheller / Guest Column
The 2017 Fall Faculty Series is underway at Mount Mercy University, and it has generated local media buzz. There...