Author Perry Beeman @Enviroscribe Perry Beeman is Editorial Director at Grinnell College. Previously he wrote about environmental issues for The Des Moines Register. Into Africa—With a Newspaper in Iowa With International Reporting Project support, ‘my story reminded Iowans that it’s not just the large coastal papers that bring them news from abroad.’ September 7, 2010 Global Issues Viewed Through Local Eyes New media—and new ‘newsroom’ arrangements—combine to make local coverage of environmental issues compelling and personal. December 15, 2007