How Iowa reporters are teaming up to cover a tight Senate race September 29, 2014 By Deron Lee Eight papers use a new transparency tool to get a handle on the political ad wars
Hogs, guns, and money June 27, 2014 By Deron Lee We heard about a Senate candidate’s "Make ’em squeal" ad. The outside spending that supported her? Not so much
The Des Moines Register’s dissent May 30, 2014 By Deron Lee Iowa’s largest paper tries to shift the state’s culture toward transparency
The roots of the shutdown fight October 1, 2013 By Brendan Nyhan Why reporters should go local in covering the House GOP
Showdown, shutdown, fallout September 24, 2013 By Deron Lee With the Obamacare fight threatening to shutter the government, reporters should keep the spotlight on their local members of Congress
Four ways to make your big investigative report work better on the Web August 15, 2013 By Deron Lee Lots of newspaper journalism still feels hopelessly print-bound. It doesn’t have to be that way
How Postville changed Iowa’s reporters June 27, 2013 By Deron Lee As reform debate unfolds, Hawkeye State journalists have taken the initiative–and kept immigrants’ stories front and center