INTEGRITY RANKING OF WEEKLY IOWA NEWSPAPERS
It is a pleasure to report that 35% of Iowa's weekly newspapers have outstanding integrity--at 500 or above, as shown in the following table. Integrity levels are derived similar to how government security clearance investigators and private individuals decide if a person or organization can be trusted. All the information available is evaluated and a determination is made. Iowalive uses algorithms and numbers to quantify the levels, which is a bit more sophisticated than the process used by individuals--but similar to that likely used by government investigators.
Three newspapers tied for 1st place!!
The newspapers in red have significant biases and are likely to be experiencing financial problems as well. They are more apt to endorse homosexual sex, marriage and clergy, and to ignore poor public school and government performance--or give them a free pass. Many favor taxes and tax increases. Taxes and tax increases do not usually bother others, to any significant extent. Some have asked to be removed from Iowalive's email distribution list--but will likely be given the opportunity to reconsider.
Performing the evaluations and rankings was a huge task, done for you at no cost, by Iowalive net workers--in the interest of improving Iowa!!
FIRST OF ITS KIND INTEGRITY RANKING OF A STATE'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS
42% OF IOWA'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS HAVE SIGNIFICANT INTEGRITY, COMPARED TO 32% OF DAILY NEWSPAPERS. Source: Iowalive 11-18-10 INTEGRITY RANK IOWA WEEKLY NEWSPAPER *Year-to-date 11-1-10 Integrity Index Level, On Scale of 0 to 1,000 Tops 1 Hubbard South Hardin Signal-Review 905 2 Sergeant Bluff Advocate 905 3 Hartley Sentinel-News 840 4 Lake Mills Graphic 835 5 Knoxville Journal-Express 830 6 Corydon Times-Republican 825 7 Lone Tree Reporter 825 8 Waverly Bremer Co. Independent 820 9 Pella Chronicle 815 10 Postville Herald 815 11 Bloomfield Democrat 810 12 Danbury Review 810 13 Guttenberg Press 810 14 Hampton Chronicle 810 15 Lake View Resort 810 16 Parkersburg Eclipse-News-Review 810 17 Traer Star-Clipper 810 18 Bayard News Gazette 805 19 Greene Recorder 805 20 Sigourney News Review 805 21 Sheldon N'West Iowa Review 740 22 Lime Springs Herald 730 23 Manly Junction Signal 730 24 Grundy Center Register 725 25 Missouri Valley Times-News 725 26 Audubon County Advocate Journal 720 27 Grinnell Herald-Register 720 28 Manchester Press 720 29 Wyoming Midland Times 720 30 Belle Plaine Star Press Union 710 31 Britt News-Tribune 710 32 Buffalo Center Tribune 710 33 Chariton Herald-Patriot 710 34 Gladbrook Northern-Sun Print 710 35 Clear Lake Mirror Reporter 705 36 Hawarden Independent/Ireton Examiner 705 37 New Sharon Sun 705 38 Pocahontas Record Democrat 705 39 Holstein Advance 700 40 State Center Mid Iowa Enterprise 700 41 Armstrong Journal 670 42 Winterset Madisonian 660 43 Sumner Gazette 650 44 Jefferson Herald 630 45 Graettinger Times 625 46 Laurens Sun 625 47 Belmond Independent 620 48 Mediapolis News 620 49 West Bend Journal 620 50 Guthrie Center Times 615 51 Woodward NE Dallas Co. Record 615 52 Anamosa Journal-Eureka 610 53 Iowa Falls Times-Citizen 610 54 Garner Leader & Signal 605 55 Manson Calhoun Co. Journal-Herald 605 56 Morning Sun News-Herald 605 57 Ocheyedan Press-Melvin News 605 58 West Burlington DM Co. News 605 59 Hudson Herald 600 60 Kalona News 540 61 West Point Bee Star Community Paper 540 62 Nevada Journal 525 63 Anita Tribune 520 64 Cresco Times Plain Dealer 520 65 Inwood West Lyon Herald 520 66 Jesup Citizen Herald 520 67 Onawa Sentinel 520 68 Ruthven Zipcode 520 69 Colfax Jasper Co. Tribune 515 70 Mapleton Press 515 71 Maquoketa Sentinel-Press 515 72 Sanborn Pioneer 515 73 Bedford Times-Press 510 74 Deep River Record 510 75 Manning Monitor 510 76 Mount Ayr Record-News 510 77 Moville Record 510 78 Newell Buena Vista Co. Journal 510 79 Ossian Bee 510 80 Ackley World Journal 505 81 Earlham Advocate 505 82 Oakland Herald 505 83 Prairie City News 505 84 Shenandoah Valley News 505 85 Harlan News-Advertiser 450 86 Allison Butler Co. Tribune-Journal 430 87 Elgin Echo 425 88 Adair News 420 89 Albia Union-Republican 410 90 Doon Press 410 91 Corning Adams Co. Free Press 315 92 Ida Grove Ida County Courier 315 93 Vinton Cedar Valley Times 315 94 Fayette Leader 310 95 Keota Eagle 310 96 New Hampton Tribune 310 97 Northwood Anchor 265 98 Greenfield Adair Co. Free Press 260 99 Monticello Express 260 100 Riceville Recorder 260 101 Marengo Pioneer-Republican 255 102 Red Oak Express 255 103 Essex Independent 250 104 Calmar Courier 230 105 Albia Monroe Co. News 220 106 Carlisle Citizen 220 107 Hamburg Reporter 220 108 Harlan Tribune 220 109 Humeston New Era 220 110 Farmington Van Buren County Leader-Record 215 111 Grinnell Poweshiek County CR 215 112 Hull Sioux Co. Index-Reporter 210 113 Winthrop News 210 114 Avoca Journal-Herald 205 115 Glenwood Opinion-Tribune 205 116 Kingsley News-Times 205 117 Altoona Herald-Index 180 118 Akron Hometowner 170 119 Ringsted Dispatch 170 120 Algona Upper Des Moines 160 121 Denver Forum 160 122 Monona Outlook 160 123 Adel Dallas Co. News 150 124 Afton Star Enterprise 150 125 Denison Bulletin 150 126 Keosauqua Van Buren Co. Register 140 127 Eldridge North Scott Press 135 128 Emmetsburg Reporter 130 129 Leon Journal-Reporter 125 130 Bancroft Register 120 131 Cascade Pioneer 120 132 Coon Rapids Enterprise 115 133 Corwith CWL Times 115 134 Decorah Public Opinion 115 135 Indianola Record-Herald & Tribune 115 136 Lenox Time Table 115 137 Slater Tri-County Times 115 138 Anthon Sioux Valley News 110 139 Clarion Wright Co. Monitor 110 140 Columbus Junction Gazette 110 141 Decorah Journal 110 142 Emmetsburg Democrat 110 143 Forest City Summit 110 144 Lamoni Chronicle 110 145 Malvern Leader 110 146 McGregor North Iowa Times 110 147 Monroe Legacy 110 148 Rockwell Pioneer Enterprise 110 149 Sioux Center News 110 150 Strawberry Point Clayton Co. Press Journal 110 151 Wapello Republican 110 152 Central City Linn News-Letter 105 153 Chariton Leader 105 154 Davenport Catholic Messenger 105 155 Independence Bulletin-Journal 105 156 Manilla Times 105 157 Moravia Union 105 158 Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun 105 159 Nora Springs Rockford Register 105 160 Norwalk N. Warren Town & County News 105 161 Rock Valley Bee 105 162 Aurelia Star 100 163 Waukon Standard 100 164 New London Journal 95 165 Moulton Tribune 75 166 Clarinda Herald-Journal 70 167 Edgewood Reminder 65 168 Odebolt Chronicle 55 169 Preston Times 55 170 Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune 55 171 George Lyon Co. News 50 172 Hinton Times 45 173 Lake City Graphic-Advocate 45 174 Marion Times 45 175 Neola Gazette 45 176 Packwood Clarion-Plainsman 45 177 Sibley Osceola Co. Gazette-Tribune 45 178 Clarksville Star 40 179 Des Moines Business Record 40 180 Dyersville Commercial 40 181 Glidden Graphic 40 182 La Porte City Progress-Review 40 183 Eldora Herald-Ledger 35 184 Orange City Sioux Co. Capital-Democrat 35 185 Saint Ansgar Enterprise Journal 35 186 Solon Economist 35 187 Elkader Clayton Co. Register 30 188 Fredericksburg Review 30 189 Fremont Village Vine 30 190 Iowa Falls Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman 30 191 Sheffield Press 30 192 Clayton Co. Register 25 193 Eldora Hardin Co. Index 25 194 Hopkinton Delaware Co. Leader 25 195 Logan Herald-Observer 25 196 Madrid Register-News 25 197 North Liberty Leader 25 198 Rock Rapids Lyon Co. Reporter 25 199 Scranton Journal 25 200 Swea City Herald-Press 25 201 Wellman Advance 25 202 Breda News 20 203 Eagle Grove Eagle 20 204 Waverly Democrat 20 205 Hospers Siouxland Press LLC 15 206 Little Rock Free Lance 15 207 Osage Mitchell Co. Press-News 15 208 Panora Guthrie Co. Vedette 15 209 Riverside Current 15 210 Seymour Herald 15 211 Sheldon Mail-Sun 15 212 Sidney Argus-Herald 15 213 Storm Lake Times 15 214 Story City Herald 15 215 Tripoli Leader 15 216 Vinton Eagle 15 217 West Liberty Index 15 218 Woodbine Twiner 15 219 Ogden Reporter 10 220 Osceola Sentinel-Tribune 10 221 Schaller Herald 10 222 Stuart Herald 10 223 West Branch Times 10 224 West Union Fayette Co. Union 10 225 Lamont Leader 7 226 Onawa Democrat 5 227 Spirit Lake Dickinson Co. News 5 228 Stacyville Monitor Review 5 229 Stratford Courier 5 230 Tabor Beacon-Enterprise 5 231 Titonka Topic 5 232 Toledo Chronicle 5 233 Villisca Review Stanton Viking 5 234 Westside Observer 5 235 What Cheer Paper 5 236 Whittemore Independent 5 237 Williamsburg Journal Tribune 5 238 Winfield Beacon/Wayland News 5 239 Jewell South Hamilton Record-News 3 Integrity is adherence to moral and ethical principles. *Significant Integrity starts at level 300. EVIL is at or below level 250. EVIL is an antonym of Integrity. Grand larceny is comparable to level 40. Anyone claiming to have better numbers is asked to provide them for evaluation and comparison.