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.
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The project has long divided Chilkat Valley residents over its potential economic benefits — and environmental impacts. -
It took Alaska a year or so longer to get back to full employment levels than it did for the nation as a whole. -
The herds are growing, but there are looming disagreements about future hunts, and about what should happen if the reintroduction conflicts with oil, gas or mining interests. -
Inflation and a shrinking number of companies willing to provide coverage have made it harder for commercial fishermen to find and pay for crew and vessel insurance. -
Communities that depend on the route say they need more information, and they’re worried the plan could make it even harder to get to Juneau. -
U.S. relationships with northern countries were in the spotlight at the Arctic Encounter Summit -
It started with the goal of teaching kids traditions their elders feared would disappear. Today, some of those kids are becoming instructors. -
China’s ban on U.S. log imports has had sweeping effects on companies that harvest logs in Alaska and ship them overseas. -
Wildfire smoke isn't just irritating – it's downright unhealthy. Short- and long-term exposure can cause a wide range of health issues, from eye irritation to bronchitis, to heart problems. -
Over the years, the commission has provided more than $2 billion for development projects in rural Alaska communities.
