Wednesday was a difficult day for The American Independent News Network, which is the larger entity that operates The Iowa Independent. Our chief executive and founder announced two of our sister sites would close and their content would be moved to The American Independent.
A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1.
The chairman for Herman Cain’s Iowa effort says the campaign “relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators” in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
An interesting show will air tonight on Iowa Public Television, as the Iowa Journal tackles the subject of journalism in the Hawkeye state. They are calling this week’s show, “Who will report when the reporters are gone?”
Paul Yeager, the show’s host, interviewed me a few weeks ago in preparation for tonight’s show. He tells me that there will also be a panel discussion featuring Michael Gartner, Bill Monroe, and Mark Eno, three men with a lot of interesting media experience spanning several decades.
You can watch the Iowa Journal tonight at 8:00 pm on IPTV’s main channel (check your local listings). If your television receives IPTV’s “World” channel, or if it receives the special .3 digital broadcast channel, you can watch an extra half hour of discussion Friday at 8:00 pm. And if you miss it, you can watch it online after it airs.
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