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Watch Storm Lake when it broadcasts live on Nov 15, or watch on-demand on the PBS Video app

Nov 11, 2021

Go inside The Storm Lake Times, a family-run newspaper serving an Iowa town which has seen its fair share of changes. Pulitzer Prize-winning editor Art Cullen and his family dedicate themselves to keeping the paper alive in an era when local journalism is dying.

Storm Lake premieres on Independent Lens Monday, November 15. Watch on PBS and the PBS Video app starting at 10 ET/9 CT. Learn more at pbs.org/stormlake.

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