Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council presents award to Iowa Capital Dispatch
The Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council presented its inaugural Media Impact award to Iowa Capital Dispatch. The award honors the news organization's reporting on the abuse and neglect of Iowans with disabilities in long-term care facilities. The ceremony took place during the council’s annual conference in Ames.
AMES — The Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council presented its first-ever Media Impact award Wednesday to Iowa Capital Dispatch for “producing impactful reporting that amplifies the voices of Iowans with disabilities.” The award, presented during the council’s annual conference in Ames, recognizes the online news organization’s reporting about the “abuse, neglect and mistreatment in Iowa’s long-term […]
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