The Alaska Desk is a statewide reporting collaborative between Alaska Public Media and public radio stations KHNS in Haines, KNBA in Anchorage, KUAC in Fairbanks and a regional Aleutians partnership split between KUCB in Unalaska, KSDP in Sand Point and KUHB in St. Paul. The partnership supports four reporters, three editors and a grants writer and manager.
The goal of the Alaska Desk is to better serve the communities where we live, and all Alaskans, by enhancing local news coverage of rural communities throughout the state. The Desk provides editing support and professional development to public media reporters, many of whom are in one- and two-person newsrooms. Another purpose of the Alaska Desk is to build stronger collaboration with the 27 public broadcasting stations in Alaska.
This partnership is made possible by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
-
Advocates say at least a hundred Ukrainians have left the state in recent months. -
The companies said they’ll skip Tracy Arm based on the state of the waterway and current geologic conditions. -
At a campaign event in Fairbanks, Shuerch warned that widening political divisions are making it harder to address Alaska’s biggest problems. -
The owner cited ongoing financial struggles along with a failed negotiation over the restaurant’s lease. -
Alaska Marine Lines, Matson and Tote are all increasing their fuel- related surcharges, starting this month. -
Meanwhile, administrators insist the center is growing and becoming more community-focused. -
UAF researchers say that the ice, crucial for coastal communities and industry in the Arctic, has been shrinking over the last three decades. -
The dispute centers around a technology used on some Carnival ships called open-loop scrubbers. They’re known for reducing air pollution by converting it into water pollution. -
FEMA is reopening a disaster management program, but some tribal leaders question its fit for AlaskaA federal court ordered FEMA to reinstate the program after 20 states sued over its closure. -
The state seismologist says the project is still several years and millions of dollars away, but the $2M appropriation is an important milestone.
