Grantee Spotlight - “Entre dos Mundos” - Supporting journalism in two languages
“Between Two Worlds,” a series in Sol de Medianoche, introduces readers of Alaska’s Spanish/English newspaper to Alaskans from Latin America. The project was awarded funds as part of the Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism’s Fall 2025 Alaska Arts Reporting Initiative.
Grantee Spotlight: “After Halong” Northern Journal/Anchorage Press
The Northern Journal, now publishing as the Anchorage Press, was awarded an Impact Reporting grant for its ongoing series, “After Halong,” which follows survivors of the massive October 2025 storm that killed at least two Alaskans and caused a massive airlift evacuation from remote Alaskan communities. The collaboration among multiple funders is necessary due to the remoteness of the communities and the high cost of travel to report there.
Grantee Spotlight: The Second Act
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.
Grantee Spotlight: Pressing Silence
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.
Fall 2024 grantees gather awards at annual Alaska Press Club conference
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.
Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism Fund awards $30,000 to public media news stations
The Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism Fund (ACEJ) at the Alaska Community Foundation has awarded two grants of $15,000 to two public media stations in Alaska, as part of its Public Media News Preservation grants initiative.
KDLL, located in Kenai, Alaska, and KYUK, located in Bethel, Alaska, were awarded the grants in order to preserve the existence of locally-produced news.
ACEJ Offers Spring Grants for Impact Reporting
The Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism is opening a grant application period for in-depth reporting projects in Spring 2026.
Grantee Spotlight: Alaska Teen Media Institute brings youth voice to arts coverage
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.
Grantee Spotlight: Shining a light on the “Green Mineral Rush”
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.
Impact Reporting and Arts Reporting grants to open
The Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism is hosting two open calls for Alaska Reporting. The grant pool totals $46,000.