State of Art: Meet Anchorage Press Editor O’Hara Shipe

Anchorage Press Managing Editor O’Hara Shipe (Photo by Madmen Studios. Courtesy of O’Hara Shipe)

This week on State of Art we’re hearing from O’Hara Shipe. She took over as managing editor of the Anchorage Press in March after being a long-time contributor to the alt-weekly. She is also the state director for cannabis magazine Alaska Leaf and has her own photography business Shipe Shots. We discuss her professional hockey career, her work as a journalist and her goals for the paper.

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Anchorage Press
Alaska Leaf
Shipe Shots

Ammon Swenson is Alaska Public Media’s Audio Media Content Producer. He was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. He graduated from UAA in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and integrated media. He’s previously worked for KRUA radio, the Anchorage Press, and The Northern Light.

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