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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Logging hasn't begun yet, but the Oregon-based company won a contract years ago to carry out the Chilkat Valley’s largest timber sale in decades. -
Tree tappers, chefs and food scientists say there's more to Alaska's birch syrup than just sweetnessA University of Alaska Fairbanks program seeks to categorize birch syrup's complex flavors. -
A DOT spokesperson said finding ways to partner with industry is an important part of the process, adding that the potential project is not purely a “road to a ferry terminal.” -
Permafrost thaw and erosion have been causing some of the ice cellars in Alaska to collapse or flood. -
Each proposal looks slightly different, but they all seek to take advantage of the busy summer season to generate local tax revenue. -
It's an effort to bolster coordination between North Slope villages during disasters. -
His magnum opus is an almost 13-foot-tall Godzilla costume made of balloons that covers his whole body. -
Several other colleges and universities across the country received similar threats this morning, including in Delaware, Michigan, Texas and Alabama. -
Residents are paying $1,300 one-way to fly to Anchorage after the Bering Sea island community lost its carrier in August. -
The closure means many Denali Borough residents will have to drive longer distances for care at other facilities.
