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Legislative Exchange Reporter hits the ground running in Juneau
Legislative Exchange Reporter hits the ground running in Juneau

Legislative Exchange reporter Anna Lionas of the Nome Nugget covering a joint session of the Alaska Legsilature.

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Legislative Exchange Reporter, Intern cross paths en route to this year’s session
Legislative Exchange Reporter, Intern cross paths en route to this year’s session

The 2025 Legislative Reporter Exchange hosted by the Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism is underway, with KUCB Reporter Andy Lusk and UAA journalism student Taylor Heckart crossing paths in the Unalaska airport as Heckart arrived and Lusk took off toward the State Capitol.

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Nellie Moore Alaska Native Journalism Scholarship opens for applications
Nellie Moore Alaska Native Journalism Scholarship opens for applications

Applications for the Nellie Moore Alaska Native Journalism Scholarship will be open Jan. 15-March 15, 2025, on the Alaska Community Foundation’s scholarship portal.

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Grateful, Reflective, Empowered
Grateful, Reflective, Empowered

As the year comes to a close, we’re looking back at all we have to be grateful for. We at the Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism fund are thankful for the support we’ve received over the past year.

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Seven Alaska News Organizations Awarded Prestigious Press Forward Open Call on Closing Local Coverage Gaps Grants
Seven Alaska News Organizations Awarded Prestigious Press Forward Open Call on Closing Local Coverage Gaps Grants

Seven Alaska news organizations are among the 205 awarded $100,000 each by the Press Forward national coalition to Close Local Coverage Gaps.

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Legislative Reporter Exchange

The Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism’s Legislative Reporter Exchange Program sends an Alaska journalist to cover the state Legislature in Juneau, mentored by a veteran Capitol reporter, while a University of Alaska journalism student fills in at their newsroom.

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