S Patterson Plank

I work in media, love politics, good debate and family.

[Rebuild Local News @Rebuild_News]

More than 130 organizations across California and the nation are urging @CAgovernor to sign AB 2222, landmark legislation that would create employment credits to help newsrooms strengthen their reporting capacity and deepen coverage across the state.

🔗: https://t.co/e3PcbEgeC0

[Rebuild Local News @Rebuild_News]

Big news: We're thrilled to welcome industry powerhouses Susan Patterson Plank and @mattdpearce to our senior team. They’ll help turn growing momentum for local news legislation into meaningful support for newsrooms and communities nationwide.

Learn more: https://t.co/sPxEYyf3zF

[FOI_Iowa @foi_iowa]

Interesting tidbit from Supreme Court’s analysis of the importance of swift approval of requests for public records: The decision cited a Drake Law Review analysis written 10 years ago by Brenna Findley, now Brenna Bird, who is Iowa atty gen and an ally of the governor.

[S Patterson Plank @PattersonPlank]

@IowaNewspaper Thanks @Mike4ABI and thanks you for serving on the Iowa Newspaper Foindation Board!

[Andrea May Sahouri @andreamsahouri]

I think ⁦@Trevornoah⁩ just mentioned me / my arrest at the White House Correspondence Dinner 👀

[Erin Jordan @erinfjordan]

Congratulations to ⁦@Michaela_Ramm⁩ on her Jay Wagner Young Journalist Award!

[Courtney Crowder @CourtneyCare]

Thanks to the ⁦@IowaNewspaper⁩ Association for honoring me and ⁦@Boydenphoto⁩ last night. Now to tell more stories!

[Iowa Newspaper Association @IowaNewspaper]

Congratulations to the @TelegraphHerald for being named 2022 Iowa Newspaper of the Year!

[News/Media Alliance @newsalliance]

“The news industry faces a dire and insurmountable challenge, leveling the playing field against the vast power exerted by dominant digital platforms.” - Jennifer Bertetto, President & CEO of Trib Total Media #JCPA #SafeHarbor4News #WeAreLocalMedia

[Iowa Capital Dispatch @IowaCapDispatch]

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is asserting attorney-client privilege in keeping confidential records associated with an auction that she participated in to benefit a private, Christian school. #iagov https://t.co/l1Hdnb9rxF via @IowaCapDispatch

[FOI_Iowa @foi_iowa]

Important clarification: The Iowa court rules’ definition of “news media” only applies to people wanting to use cameras, audio recorders, laptops or smart phones inside courtrooms. Anyone, journalists included, can use a notepad/pen in court w/out having to seek permission.

[America's Newspapers @newspapersorg]

#Newsroom tax credit component included in @WaysMeansCmte markup. This credit, a key component of the LJSA, will provide local newsrooms the opportunity to receive a five-year tax credit of up to $25,000 per journalist. #LJSA #newspapers #journalism https://t.co/Syg244wIRm

[FOI_Iowa @foi_iowa]

If gov’t officials can fire an employee for making public records available to the public, that guts effectiveness of the records law. Release of public records should NOT hinge on whether they might be embarrassing or politically detrimental to a governor, mayor, other official.

[FOI_Iowa @foi_iowa]

Quote of the Day:

When the Founding Fathers wrote the First Amendment, they certainly did not mean that it applied only to those with whom they agreed.

[Des Moines Register @DMRegister]

The Des Moines Register has asked for an internal investigation into the actions of DMPD officer Luke Wilson, who pepper-sprayed and arrested a reporter as she covered a racial justice protest last year.
https://t.co/cAmksgWNlj

[USA TODAY Co. @USATODAYCo]

We stand with our journalists. The @DMRegister reporter Andrea Sahouri is set to go to trial Monday following her arrest last summer for covering a Black Lives Matter protest.

https://t.co/l7JvktfbXE

[S Patterson Plank @PattersonPlank]

Iowa violates free press rights by prosecuting Des Moines Register reporter https://t.co/otATZNk8Kx

[Paula Buenger @PaulaBuenger]

Special delivery!
@INA2021 @mattheinrix @RussIowa @SethBoyes @IowaNewspaper

[Iowa Newspaper Association @IowaNewspaper]

Congratulations to @TheDailyIowan for being named 2021 Newspaper of the Year! #INA2021

[S Patterson Plank @PattersonPlank]

@Rushthewriter @DMRevans Congrats!