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Nearly 50 South Dakota journalists and students recently attended training sessions in Rapid City and Sioux Falls to sharpen their crime coverage skills. 

The program, Lost In Court: A Journalist’s Guide to Covering Criminal Cases, will help South Dakota journalists and students gain credibility and confidence in navigating what can be a daunting assignment. 

South Dakota News Watch is presenting the acclaimed play "Lifespan of a Fact" this month at the Black Hills Playhouse in Custer State Park, and Sunday's performance will feature a panel discussion featuring News Watch staff and others.

South Dakota News Watch Content Director Bart Pfankuch has won a top national agricultural reporting award for the third time.

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.