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NEW Earn Your Press Pass Training Live!
We are excited to announce recently launched new videos for Earn Your Press Pass. Current participants are now enrolled in Extra Credit: Community Journalism Training Log in to view the new courses and be on the lookout for even more to come! New to Earn Your Press Pass? The short video courses…
Read MoreIowa Newspaper Foundation honors new inductees into Heritage Club and Diamond Club
On Thursday, February 8, the Iowa Newspaper Foundation was proud to honor new inductees into the Heritage Club. Since 1985, the Foundation has honored 97 individuals, recognizing our most loyal supporters for their uncommon generosity and foresight. These patrons of Iowa journalism have each given at least $5,000 and are a major reason for the…
Read MoreThe Iowa Newspaper Foundation Celebrates 40 Years in 2024
In 1984, the Iowa Newspaper Association’s board decided to create a way for members to make tax-deductible contributions to support enhanced member programming. To accomplish this and protect the association’s not-for-profit status, the Iowa Newspaper Foundation was created. Originally, the foundation concentrated on fund raising to underwrite affordable, high-quality educational opportunities for members and the…
Read MoreRegional Students Participate in Media Now
The Iowa Newspaper Foundation (INF) was thrilled to be a part of a program specifically targeting the next generation of Iowa newspaper professionals. The INF partnered with Media Now and Drake University to offer an in-depth media experience for Iowa high school students July 10-13. Media Now was held at Drake University in Des Moines…
Read MorePresident’s report: The Foundation successfully pivots
Mark Spensley2020 Iowa newspaper foundation PRESIDENTMonticello Express The Iowa Newspaper Foundation was uniquely positioned to navigate the online world of 2020 due to the work done by INF board members, committees, and staff in previous years. When other organizations were scrambling to move business online, the INF had already provided hundreds of online training programs…
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