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‘Uncertainty About the Future’ — a June 3 online panel discussion hosted by South Dakota News Watch
Make plans now to tune in to a live South Dakota News Watch panel discussion in which experts share their views on why some state residents are pessimistic about what life will be like for future generations of South Dakotans.
In the latest program within its “South Dakota Matters” series
South Dakota News Watch wins regional reporting awards for work published in 2020
South Dakota News Watch won a first-place award and three finalist citations in the annual Great Plains Journalism Awards for work produced in 2020. News Watch competed against newspapers of all sizes in an eight-state region that includes the Dakotas, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
Content Director Bart
South Dakota News Watch wins national awards; Pfankuch named top agricultural writer second year in a row
South Dakota News Watch won three national agricultural journalism awards in the 2021 annual contest sponsored by the North American Agricultural Journalism Association.
In results released on April 26, News Watch won the top awards in the Technical Writing and Ongoing Coverage contest categories for work written in 2020 by
South Dakota Matters: News Watch to host online panel discussion on civics and history initiative
In her State of the State speech in January, Gov. Kristi Noem proposed one-time funding to enhance and expand teaching of civics and history in public schools, and the state Legislature approved her $900,000 request during the spring session.
In response, the state education department has embarked on development
New reporter hired at South Dakota News Watch
Journalist Danielle Ferguson of Sioux Falls has joined South Dakota News Watch as its second full-time investigative reporter.
Ferguson comes to News Watch from the Argus Leader of Sioux Falls, where she most recently served as the Watchdog Reporter for Law and Order. Ferguson, a native of Salem, South Dakota,
Rob Joyce named executive director of South Dakota News Watch
South Dakota News Watch, the state’s only non-profit statewide journalism organization, has appointed veteran administrator Robert “Rob” Joyce of Sioux Falls as its new executive director effective Feb. 1, 2021.
Joyce will replace outgoing executive director David Bordewyk, who served in the role for 15 months and is returning
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