In May 1970, as protests erupted across the University of Iowa in response to the Vietnam War and the Kent State shootings, a team of student journalists found themselves on the front lines. Not as activists, but as documentarians. In this episode, we hear from students who covered those tense days with a pen, not a picket sign. What happens when a student journalist is forced to choose between objectivity and empathy? And what did they risk to preserve the truth?

Producer: Aidan Wirtz

Host: Grace Katzer

Editor: Shaely O'Dean

Associate Producers: Gavin Lemke, Kayla Buehring