News About News Watch

Content Director Bart Pfankuch discusses some of the challenges of producing in-depth articles about significant statewide topics.

Serious long-form journalism that examines statewide issues is on the endangered list. South Dakota News Watch is trying to change that with quality in-depth reporting.

It’s been a thrilling two weeks since the launch of South Dakota News Watch, which is gaining traction around South Dakota as a timely source of in-depth news about issues of statewide interest.

Co-founders Randell Beck and Jack Marsh hosted the public launch of South Dakota News Watch at a press conference, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D.

Nearly three years ago, with the encouragement of a great many people, the two of us began exploring the feasibility of launching a non-profit effort to report the most important statewide stories of our time.