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Democracy, elections, civic engagement and the media will be topics of discussion at a Democracy Conference to be held on the campus of the University of South Dakota on March 10. South Dakota News Watch is a co-sponsor of the event,

Veteran journalist and communications professional Carson Walker of Sioux Falls has been hired as the first chief executive officer for South Dakota News Watch, effective Jan. 1, 2023. 

South Dakota State University journalism student Kylie Carlson has been awarded the 2022 Jeffrey B. Nelson internship and will work as a reporter for News Watch throughout the summer.

South Dakota News Watch is welcoming three new state residents to its governing Board of Directors.

Veteran journalist Stu Whitney of Sioux Falls is joining the South Dakota News Watch content team as an investigative reporter.

From Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, donations made to South Dakota News Watch will be doubled up to a total of $50,000. News Watch is South Dakota's only non-profit, public-service journalism organization that provides all content to the public and partner media at no cost. Click the headline above for more information or to donate.

The award honors a non-profit organization that seeks to improve the quality of life in the greater Sioux Falls areas.

South Dakota State University student journalist Andrew Rasmussen, a native of Brookings, has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the "Jeffrey B. Nelson Investigative Journalism Endowed Internship," a new internship launched by South Dakota News Watch and SDSU. The program will provide Rasmussen with real-world experience as a full-time journalist for News Watch over summer 2021.

Four economists from South Dakota will discuss recent findings of a statewide poll by South Dakota News Watch in which some South Dakotans reported that do not expect life to be better for future generations. This article contains a registration link to listen in and join the discussion on Thursday, June 3 at 7:30 p.m. Central.

News Watch won a top award and was a finalist in three other reporting categories in the annual Great Plains Journalism Awards contest in which newspapers of all sizes from eight states competed.