Our Mission:

The Iowa State Daily Media Group is a student-run news organization that empowers students to inform, educate and engage their community by producing innovative media and building positive relationships while protecting the integrity of our profession and meeting the challenges of an ever-changing industry.

Factual Errors:

If you believe an Iowa State Daily article has made a factual error, please contact Director Sarah Lefeber at [email protected]. The student and professional staff will work to research and correct the error as soon as possible, and will issue a correction if one is warranted.

Takedown Requests:

As the paper of record for Iowa State University, Iowa State Daily’s policy is that no published work be taken down from the website. All published work and archives are also recorded at University Archives. Our one exception is if the article presents a threat to violence or physical harm for a party involved. For more questions, please contact Director Sarah Lefeber at [email protected].

Conflict of Interest Policy:

Iowa State Daily Media Group staffers may not cover a campus organization they belong to, or participate in any editorial, opinion or business decisions regarding that organization. Staffers may provide story leads to the Daily about the organizations to which they belong to other staffers.

Staffers are asked to report their memberships to their supervising editor or manager. If a staffer covers an event by an organization in which they are an active member, disciplinary action could result.

If a student believes they have been discriminated against in any way, they may file a grievance and discuss the matter with a committee of the Publications Board.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:

The Iowa State Daily commits itself to comply with all federal and state laws, regulations, and orders, which pertain to nondiscrimination and affirmative action. All department heads and personnel providing input into administrative decisions are here within directed to ensure that all decisions relative to employment and conditions of employment will be made without regard to age, color, known disability status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran or disabled veteran, or any other classification that deprives the person of consideration as an individual. Exceptions to this directive may be made in matters involving bona fide occupational qualifications, business necessity, actions designed to eliminate workforce under-utilization, and/or where this policy conflicts with federal and state laws, rules, or regulations. No otherwise qualified person will be denied access to, or participation in, any program, activity, service, or the use of facilities on the basis of factors previously enumerated. Reasonable accommodations will be made to facilitate the participation of persons with disabilities in all such activities consistent with applicable federal and state laws and orders. 

Diversity Statement:

The Iowa State Daily newsroom values diversity and inclusion. The Iowa State Daily recognizes and values differences and seeks alternative perspectives in all we cover. We believe the backgrounds and viewpoints that make up Iowa State shape our unique culture and inform our newsroom on the subjects we cover, the audiences we reach and the products we build.

AI Policy:

The Iowa State Daily does not use AI in its reporting or writing. Any found instances will be deleted, the reporter will leave the Iowa State Daily and the public will be alerted via an editor’s note.

Plagiarism Policy:

Plagiarism is prohibited at the Iowa State Daily. Any found instances will be deleted, the reporter will leave the Iowa State Daily and the public will be alerted via an editor’s note.

Opinion Submissions:

The Iowa State Daily accepts opinion pieces and letters to the editor from writers from the Iowa State and Ames communities, alumni of Iowa State University or those with strong ties to the community. We will not publish profanity, hate speech or dangerous or libelous claims. We require submissions to be written in AP Style.