Tony Leys
@tonyleys
Iowa journalist since 1988. Now covering rural health issues for @KFFHealthNews. Alum of @DMRegister, @KSJatMIT, @UWMadison. Unrepentant punster.
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Des Moines Register
@dmregister
The news Iowans have depended upon since 1849. Winner of 17 Pulitzer Prizes. Support local journalism by subscribing at bit.ly/2FdH7Xn.
Lyz Lenz
@lyzl
New York Times Bestselling author. Journalist. Find me at lyz.substack.com.
Jason Nark
@jasonnark
reporter @PhillyInquirer. Send tips [email protected]. Bylines: @nytimes @alpinistmag Adventure Journal @natgeo @washingtonpost & @politico 🦅
Todd Dorman
@tdorman
Columnist for @gazettedotcom
RAYGUN
@raygunshirts
clothing, home goods, and time travel supplies.
Gina Barton
@writerbarton
Investigative reporter, USA TODAY; Host of the true-crime podcast Unsolved
Natasha Korecki
@natashakorecki
@NBCNews Senior National Political Reporter Past: White House @Politico; fed courts @SunTimes Argentina proud 🇦🇷 Email me: [email protected]
Aubrey Whelan
@aubreyjwhelan
Reporter covering addiction and public health for @PhillyInquirer. Contact me at [email protected]! Pronouns: she/her.
Troy McCullough
@troygmccullough
Geoeconomics editor at Bloomberg @economics. Former @WSJ news editor in DC, Hong Kong and NY. Also previously @baltimoresun, @AmesTribNews and @IowaStateDaily.
Susan Jaffe
@susanjaffe
KFF Health News Contributing Writer on health policy and aging, Lancet's DC Correspondent, ex-Plain Dealer(OH) aging issues reporter. Tips? [email protected]
Jordan Gass-Poore' 💀
@jgasspoore
Creator/host/producer #HazardNJ #Superfund podcast @NJSpotlightNews [email protected] | She/Her | @switchboardnyc | Prior: @cnn | Formerly Verified
Bleeding Heartland
@laurarbelin
Reporter, commentator covering Iowa politics for the progressive website Bleeding Heartland. Co-host of "KHOI's Capitol Week," available on podcast platforms.
Keith Murphy
@murphykeith
Sports guy @WHOhd. @SoundOFF13 host. Murph of @Murph_Andy. Sharing my opinions and observations. Facebook: facebook.com/keithmurphyspo…
Jan Jensen
@goiowa
Head Coach -- Iowa Women's Basketball
Tommy Birch
@tommybirch
Sports features reporter for the Des Moines Register/USA Today Network. Husband to Allyson. Father to Bodie and Bennett. Autism advocate.
Hallie Jackson
@halliejackson
Anchor, Sunday @nbcnightlynews / Sr. Washington Correspondent, @NBCNews / Hallie Jackson NOW, @NBCNewsNow 5pET / IG: hallie_gram / yes, I know I talk too fast.
Michelle Singletary
@singletarym
Washington Post personal finance columnist | 2022 Lifetime Achievement @LoebAwards winner | author, What to Do with Your Money When Crisis Hits
Fred Wellman
@fpwellman
Democracy advocate. Army combat vet. Host of @OnDemocracyPod and On the Line with @VoteVets. Didn’t pay Elmo
Hannah Wise
@hwise29
Assistant Managing Editor for Engagement & Experimentation @kcstar. Past: @nytimes @dallasnews. Kansan. Stitching maven at SewManyComments.
Lisa Schmitz
@turnleftlisa
Work in communications at @IowaStateU. Proud graduate of @CharlesCityCSD, @NorthernIowa and @KUJournalism. Forever an oboist. Opinions are my own.
Pete Dougherty
@petedougherty
Pete Dougherty is Packers columnist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette and USA Today Network-Wisconsin.
Lillian Mongeau Hughes
@lrmongeau
I’m listening. Homelessness and Mental Health Reporter @Oregonian | Alum: @SeattleTimes @OPB @hechingerreport | Questions? Tips? [email protected]
Tim Walz
@tim_walz
Dad, husband, teacher, coach, veteran. 41st Governor of Minnesota. Official account: @GovTimWalz
Zach Wahls
@zachwahls
@ChloeAngyal husband, Eli’s dad | small biz owner, tree farmer, Eagle Scout, Iowa Senator, @TheNext50US | @Packers & @IowaWBB fan | @UIowa & @PrincetonSPIA alum
Lauren Sausser
@laurenmsausser
Covering health care in the South for @KFFHealthNews, previously @postandcourier. *She had a weakness for fresh new notebooks and finely sharpened pencils.*
Sara Anne Willette ♿️🌈👩🏻💻𓅆
@amethystarlight
I have Common Variable Immune Deficiency. I make graphs & ask people to wear a respirator. Husband: @AurielWillette
Erin Murphy
@erindmurphy
Proud husband and father. @gazettedotcom Des Moines Bureau Chief. @iacapitolpress President. Wisconsin sports fan. Star Wars geek. [email protected]
Ty Rushing
@rushthewriter
From KCK to Iowa's 🌽. I ❤️ coffee, Batman, TMNT, Star Wars, rap, tacos & sneakers. I write stuff. Journalist, Teacher, Filmmaker, President @IABJOfficial
Shannon
@shannonnajma
@washingtonpost reporter | past lives @wsj @coloradosun @texastribune
Margo Price
@missmargoprice
Farm Aid Board Member 🌱 Psychedelic Country Music 🍄 my new single “Too Stoned To Cry” ft Billy Strings out now😮💨
Tony Hồ Trần
@tonyhowashere
Don't bother following me here, find me on the other site | Senior Tech Editor @slate | Chicago | Iowa Hawkeye
Kyle Ocker
@kyle_ocker
Multimedia Journalist & Editor | Currently GM/Editor at Ottumwa Courier & Oskaloosa Herald. Available for freelance. #FOIAandFindOut
Nieman Foundation
@niemanfdn
Promoting and elevating the standards of journalism since 1938. Home of the Nieman Fellowships at Harvard, @niemanlab, @niemanreports, and @niemanstory.
Chad Leistikow🆑
@chadleistikow
Pronounced LYE-stick-oh. Hawkeye sports columnist for @DMRegister & @PressCitizen. @PatMcAfeeShow once complimented my kitchen.
Darcy Costello
@dctello
journalist // alum of @baltimoresun, @courierjournal // she/her // sorry about all the Terps tweets
Christine Mai-Duc
@cmaiduc
CA correspondent covering health policy for @KFFHealthNews. Alum @WSJ @latimes
Wendy Lu (she/her)
@wendyluwrites
Middle-grade author of CASTING APRIL 🎭 (@KnopfBFYR, summer 2026) Editor focused on disability issues @NYTimes Repped by @abuckslater
Photo Guy
@desmoinesphoto
It’s Twitter. Somewhere in New York City or Vegas.
Melody Petersen
@melodypetersen
Reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Former NY Times. Author of Our Daily Meds, a book about the drug industry. IA Hawkeye. Contact: [email protected]
Zac Anderson
@zacjanderson
White House reporter for @USATODAY
Gabby Velasquez
@not_gabriela
Audience Engagement, @DMRegister and @argusleader | #MizzouMade | She/Her 🏳️🌈 | @ONeill_Center NCI Fellow | D&D dice goblin | Philly sports fan | 🇵🇭/🇮🇹
Alice Wong 王美華
@sfdirewolf
Disabled oracle. Founder, @DisVisibility. Editor, DISABILITY INTIMACY bit.ly/3SXjkzZ Available NOW!
NWS Des Moines
@nwsdesmoines
Official X account for the National Weather Service Des Moines. Details: weather.gov/nws_x
Zachary Oren Smith
@zacharyos
Just your friendly neighborhood reporter ● Writes about Iowa politics for @iastartingline ● Producer of fine podcasts.
Madison Hearn, MPH
@madison_hearn
MS4 @PennStHershey | MPH @JohnsHopkinsSPH | Aspiring Otolaryngologist | Passionate about health equity, outcomes research, & rural health | #Match2025
Rob Sand
@robsandia
@iastateauditor, husband, dad, bowhunter. Caught chickens as a small town kid, financial crooks as a prosecutor, & now govt insiders' waste/fraud/abuse.
Miranda Yaver, PhD
@mirandayaver
Political scientist. Assistant Professor of Health Policy & Management at @PittHPM. Bylines at NYT WaPo, Guardian. @Columbia PhD, @Cal bear, Springsteen fiend🥥
Rep. Megan L. Srinivas, MD MPH
@yourlocaliddoc
IA Representative, HD30 & Infectious Disease Doc (she/her). Past: @Harvard, @Iowa, @HarvardChanSPH, @JohnsHopkins, @UNC. Now: @AmerMedicalAssn, @atlanticfellows
Christopher Braunschweig
@chrisbrunswick
Associate editor of @NewtonDNews. Covers city & county govt/education/business. Former editor of @SCWeekender / reporter for @SCJ. 2014 @briar_cliff grad.
Alice Burns
@alicelevyburns
Associate Director, @KFF Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Former analyst at the Congressional Budget Office. Tweets are my own views.
Cooper Worth
@cooperaworth
Trending news reporter @DMregister | Previous @gazettedotcom @TelegraphHerald @voxmedia @TheDailyIowan | @uiowa ‘24.
Emyle Watkins ♿️
@emylewatkins
Award-winning investigative journalist for @BTPMNPR Disabilities Beat. 🖊️’d: Investigating Disability Issues @GIJN. Member: @IRE_NICAR @AHCJ #CripTheNews♿️
Iowa Starting Line
@iastartingline
Iowa news that works as hard as you do. Founded in 2015. Part of @CourierNewsroom
Nina Agrawal
@agrawalnina
Health reporter @nytimes. Proud alum @latimes
Caitlin Clark
@caitlinclark22
Indiana Fever | Iowa Women’s Basketball Alum | 3x USA Basketball Gold Medalist | Business Inquiries: [email protected]
Paula Chatterjee
@chatterjeepaula
doctor & health policy researcher @PennMedicine | safety-net health care, state policies, hospital finances
Sarah Trone Garriott
@sarahforiowa
Senator for IA Senate District 14 - She/hers. sarahforiowa.com
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C.J. Petersen
@cjforiowa
Comms @RobSandIA. @AspenIdeas ‘25. @TrumanApp (IA 24). @UIowa ‘25. Alum @SamiScheetz @FrankenforIowa @RuralOrganizing. Opinions my own.
Sabine Martin
@sabinefmartin
Politics reporter @DMRegister | Past: Pulliam @azcentral @PolitiFact @usnews @gazettedotcom @TheDailyIowan EIC | Opinions are my own. [email protected].
Hope Karnopp
@hopekarnopp
Trending politics reporter @journalsentinel. Lifelong Wisconsinite 🧀, proud alum @uwmadison and @dailycardinal.
Ryan O'Leary
@ryano_chosencoy
Company commander of Chosen Company in Ukraine. Views,comments etc are my own.
The Midwest Newsroom
@nprmidwestnews
An award-winning enterprise & investigative reporting collaboration with @NPR + public media in IA, KS, MO & NE. We are a @_trustproject partner
Simon J. Levien
@simonjlevien
politics fellow @nytimes • wrote @WSJ, @bostonglobe, @thecrimson, @rapplerdotcom, @aajavoices [email protected] 🇵🇭🇺🇸
Maya Goldman
@mayagoldman_
oy! | writing about health care @axios | always @michigandaily | she/her | [email protected] & mayagold.57 on Signal
Rick Bright
@rickabright
Practical, Innovative, Hyper-focused on saving lives. Immunologist, Virologist, Pandemic Nemesis. Posts are mine.
Jason Semprini
@semprinijason
Public Health Economist, 'Thinking beyond stage one.' Father, Husband, Iowan.
Meghan MacPherson
@meghankmac
Reporter/MSJ @WeAreIowa5News • Forever Buff @BuffsJournalism • Past: @ThisWeekABC & @DailyCamera • PNW native • Story idea? 📧[email protected]
Elizabeth Strater
@straterize
• worker justice • personal account, personal opinions •she/her/4-cats subaru 🏳️🌈• support farm workers •
Vanessa Swales
@vanessa_swales
Milwaukee reporter @journalsentinel | Verified nuisance | US-British-Persian | Prev @NYTimes @NBCNews @reveal | Hablo español. Yes, I have a British accent.