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South Dakota News Watch wins national and regional reporting awards for work in 2019
South Dakota News Watch won several awards this month from two journalism organizations for work produced in 2019, with special recognition given to the staff’s coverage of agriculture.
Content Director Bart Pfankuch won First Place in the News Category in the annual contest held by the North American Agricultural
What it takes to produce a South Dakota News Watch story
South Dakota News Watch Content Director Bart Pfankuch discusses some of the challenges of producing in-depth articles about significant statewide topics.
Bordewyk named executive director of South Dakota News Watch
David Bordewyk, a widely respected media leader for the past 25 years, is joining South Dakota News Watch as its executive director effective Nov. 1, 2019, the nonprofit organization announced.
Bordewyk, a Brookings resident, is the longtime executive director of the South Dakota Newspaper Association. A 1984 journalism graduate of
SD journalism community mourns the loss of Maricarrol Kueter, founding editor of South Dakota News Watch
Maricarrol Kueter, a South Dakota native, longtime leader in the state journalism industry and founding executive director and editor of South Dakota News Watch, died on Aug. 10 after a long battle with cancer.
Throughout her fight, Maricarrol, 63, had the strong support of her close family and friends, which
Journalism non-profit expands as second year begins
South Dakota News Watch, the state’s first and only non-profit news organization, will double its full-time staff as it begins its second year delivering in-depth reporting on important statewide topics.
“With the encouragement and financial support of everyday South Dakotans, News Watch is expanding its reporting team in 2019
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South Dakota News Watch has been selected to participate in NewsMatch, a national campaign providing funding to non-profit news organizations.
South Dakota News Watch is among more than 150 non-profit news organizations chosen to receive funding through the NewsMatch program. The matching gift campaign has helped non-profit newsrooms across the
News Watch Update: In-depth reporting on statewide issues
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