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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Unstable conditions have been reported in other parts of Alaska, too, including near Girdwood and Turnagain Pass. -
Work on the first phase of the controversial ferry terminal project was planned for late summer, but it’s being delayed due to a permitting issue. -
The federal government halted boat polar bear viewing in Kaktovik over five years ago, following criticism from the community. -
Working in temperatures that reached the minus-30s, teams of kids carved whimsical animals and a towering Eye of Sauron. -
The Freeride World Tour just returned to Alaska for the first time in nearly a decade – and athletes and organizers already want to return. -
Critics say the law adds new hurdles to a program that food-insecure veterans depend on. -
Six years after the old one burned down, Kaktovik's new gym is a place to play, celebrate and shelter. -
Sec. Doug Burgum stopped briefly in Alaska Thursday on his way to a conference in Tokyo. -
The goal is to provide locals with a more accessible camping option in a new part of the Chilkat Valley. -
Their concerns range from habitat destruction to the loss of subsistence rights.
