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 officials stopped by the University of Alaska Fairbanks power plant, where they praised the Trump administration's moves to roll back environmental regulations. -
The library won the National Medal for Museum and Library Services alongside four other libraries across the country. -
The bills, from Sen. Jesse Kiehl and Rep. Sara Hannan, would push cruise lines to use cleaner fuel. -
The proposal has revived concern over legacy contamination from ore shipping in the local port, and how to ensure it doesn’t continue. -
State officials say it will clear a path for energy and mineral production, but some residents are worried the move could strip rural communities of subsistence rights. -
A new report highlights weather extremes and warmer overall temperatures – two signs of climate change. -
The program is set to expire, but a Fairbanks representative hopes to keep it going. -
The film, by a former resident, looks at what happened when the town’s economy essentially shut down for nearly two years. -
State Sen. Jesse Kiehl says he’s drafting legislation to address water pollution from cruise ships that use scrubbers to clean their exhaust. -
In Rampart, Shelley said her team was still ‘chugging away’ despite the race’s bitter cold and tough trail conditions.
