Applications are open for the Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism’s Legislative Reporter Exchange. Reporters can learn the Capitol beat with a seasoned mentor, and provide on-the-ground Legislative coverage their audience wouldn’t otherwise receive. Students fill-in for those reporters, getting immersed in a hands-on newsroom experience, making professional connections and published stories all before graduation.

Senior Voice published a series, ‘Second Act,’ focused on Alaskans who found their artistic passions later in life. The project received a grant from the Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism in Fall 2025.

Arts Reporting Initiative grantee Rachel Levy published an eight-part series in The Alaska Current featuring printmakers of Southeast Alaska. The final piece was published in June 2026.

The Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism is pleased to report that all of the reporting projects funded in Fall 2024 that have been published to date were honored by the Alaska Press Club during their reporting awards banquet.

The Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism is opening a grant application period for in-depth reporting projects in Spring 2026.

The Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism fund’s advisory committee has co-signed an open letter supporting editorial independence in Alaska journalism.

Spotlighting one of the Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism’s Fall 2024 Alaska Arts Reporting Initiative Grantees — Spirit of Youth’s Alaska Teen Media Institute, and their arts and culture series of live radio interviews, podcasts, and newsletter.

Spotlighting one of the Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism’s Fall 2024 Impact Reporting Initiative Grantees — Northern Journal and Inside Climate News. The series spotlights Alaska’s position in the worldwide hunt for minerals needed for renewable energy sources and battery storage.