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The Des Moines Register lost nearly 18,000 daily subscribers and nearly 15,000 Sunday subscribers during the six-month period ending in September, according to preliminary figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

According to a spokeswoman in the advertising department of The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader, the newspaper has not run or yet been requested to run any ad copy paid for by “Friends of Sholom Rubashkin.”
Rubashkin, the former day-to-day executive at the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant in Postville, recently had his federal trial moved from Iowa to Sioux [...]

“The more we looked into it, it just seemed like these allegations may have been unfair,” Dr. Christopher R. Martin said. “[The allegations] were happening in the mainstream media, but it seemed like they may have been coming from more conservative sources.”

A consultant’s report on the conditions at a state-run home for the disabled that was the site of several unexpected deaths has become the latest battle in an open-records war between Gov. Chet Culver and the state’s largest newspaper.

The Iowa Independent has been recognized for outstanding state government reporting by the Association of State Capitol Reporters and Editors, a national organization of state capitol journalists.
At the group’s annual convention in Indianapolis over the weekend, the Iowa Independent took home three awards, including first place in the “Beat Reporting” category for our outstanding team [...]

Republican gubernatorial candidate Christian Fong announced Monday the launch of a statewide radio advertisement geared at introducing the 32-year-old Cedar Rapids native to voters.

It’s been an extremely difficult year for the newspaper industry, and Iowa has not been immune. Layoffs, cut backs, company losses and furloughs have ruled the day at all of Iowa’s largest newspapers.
The trade journal Editor and Publisher has manged to finally bring some good news to Iowa journalists with its annual “10 That Do [...]

By not denouncing those who support same-sex marriage, GOP gubernatorial candidate Christian Fong is respecting the views of those who advance evil, controversial radio host Steve Deace said Monday on his blog.

The extent of the job cuts announced Thursday inside the newsroom of The Des Moines Register are becoming more clear, with more names emerging along with news that the paper has shuttered its Iowa City bureau.

The Des Moines Register announced Thursday afternoon that it was laying off 36 employees, or 6 percent of the company’s workforce.
Sources inside the Register tell the Iowa Independent the newsroom layoffs include director of photography Don Tormey, news editor Suzanne Behnke, designer Scott Lester, features writer Dawn Sagario, writer Mary Challender and writer Kathy Hickman. [...]