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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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the review last week, calling the business development program "the oldest DEI program in the federal government." -
New research found that absent climate action, it’s extremely likely coastal Alaska’s wetlands will become too warm for salmon before the end of the century. -
American Cruise Lines has pitched three communities on building new docks as it expands in Alaska. The company rescinded its offer in Haines amid community pushback. -
In the brief window before the rollback, the Fairbanks Native Association said the terminations would impact many of its behavioral health programs. -
Some fuel deliveries resumed last Friday, but the reserves remain low. -
At local meetings, people have voiced confusion over the process – and about how they were supposed to weigh in on the issue without seeing the current draft. -
The Department of Natural Resources said the timber company would not be permitted to keep logs in the water during peak fishing season. -
The northernmost subpopulation of grizzlies is made up of only a few hundred bears spread out over a large, food-scarce expanse. -
The Alaska Native Medical Center brought the holiday to their primary care center for patients who couldn't gather with family or in church. -
Plow crews are struggling to keep pace with the blizzard, which triggered an avalanche along the Haines Highway and created whiteout conditions for much of the day.
