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.
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That hasn’t stopped people from making the pilgrimage to Fairbanks to try to see it. -
Lately, Fred Sharpe has been focusing on whale noises that can be heard at the surface. He says they're understudied compared to their underwater counterparts. -
The payments cover seasons from 2021-2023, when stocks collapsed and fisheries remained closed. -
WhaleSpotter is now used by a dozen companies, including some in Alaska -
Vizsla Copper Corp. has purchased the Palmer Project from America Pacific Mining Corp. -
Hundreds of people are staying in Anchorage hotels and with relatives while the state works on a plan to move them into apartments. -
This week's powerful coronal mass ejections could bring even more auroras in the coming days. -
Atcharee Buntow said she's happy to be back, but she's afraid of what will happen next. -
None of the farm’s produce is sold. It’s all shared throughout the community, either for free or in exchange for work. -
One food bank CEO said that, between benefits lapsing and high winter demand, she expects "a lot of silent hunger behind closed doors."
