Issues

Contents

December 2007

Special Contest Issue:
ABOUT THE PRESS CLUB, page 2
CONTEST RULES, page 2-3
ENTRY FORM, page 6
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FORM, page 7

December 2006

Special Contest Issue:
• AK Press Club Awards Contest Rules (Contest deadline Jan. 20, 2007), Pages 2-7

• Entry/Membership Form, Pages 5-6

December 2005

Special Contest Issue:
• Contest, conference worth the effort, By Brian O’Donoghue, Page 1

• AK Press Club Awards Contest Rules (Contest deadline Jan. 21, 2006), Pages 2-7

• Entry/Membership Form Pages 5-6

December 2004

Special Contest Issue:
• Why enter the contest? By Brian O’Donoghue, Page 1

• This year’s conference, Page 1

• Alaska Press Club Awards Contest (rules, entry form and membership form), Page 2-7

December 2003

Special Contest Issue:
• Celebrating half a century in Alaska, Page 1

• Alaska Press Club Awards Contest (rules, entry form and membership form)

Spring 2002

Spring 2002 issue

Winter 2001

• Board actions
A summary of the past few months of board actions. Page 3.

• History of the “Liver”
A look back at early live TV coverage in Alaska. Page 4.

• The Art of the Live Shot
Page 5.

• Restoring Luster to the Contest
Page 6.

Special Issue, Dec. 2001

• 48th Annual Alaska Press Club Awards

• Contest Rules / Entry form

• Alaska Press Club membership application

• Award Winners, 2000

Spring 2001

• Newswatch
Alaska newsrooms and reporting do not reflect the 2000 Census. Page 3.

• The Great Divide
Dimitra Lavrakas says journalists play an important role in bringing urban and rural Alaskans together. Page 4.

• Heimelspeak
Steve Heimel’s broadcasting career got its start with an epiphany in grade school. Page 6.

• J-Week Banquet
This year’s celebration of Alaska’s award-winning journalists takes off in a new direction. Page 9.

• Freedman Farewell
Lew Freedman wrote about sports and a whole lot more. Page 15.

Winter 2001

• J-Week Preview
A taste of what’s cooking this J-Week. Page 3.

• Breaking Trail
Alaska’s first Internet radio newscast is born. Page 10.

• Building Bridges
A new frontier in Alaska journalism waits, if only reporters will give Alaska’s ethnic minorities a voice. Page 5.

• Breaking Polite Silence
Are reporters afraid to break the polite silence of racism? Page 6.

• Mushing 101
After reading these tales from the trail, you’ll never think that mushing is just another sport. Page 8.

• Chatting with Sadie
Earl Finkler talks about his friendship with elder Sadie Neakok. Page 7.

Winter 2000

• Kay Fanning Farewell
A tribute to a woman who touched many lives and, by some accounts, changed Alaska journalism forever. Page 6.

• Delta Discovery
The Delta Discovery’s name refers to more than just discovering the news in Bush Alaska. It’s also about discovering new frontiers in rural journalism. Page 3.

• Election notes
No pregnant chads or dimpled ballots here. But from white boards to village boardwalks, the election left a mark. Page 4.

• We’re Online!
At last, after a long labor, the Alaska Press Club’s new baby is born. A few words from delivery room midwife Sonya Senkowsky about alaskapressclub.org.

Fall 2000

• A school board member on the anchor desk?
A Fairbanks newscaster stirs ethics debate. Alaska News managers weigh in. Pages 3-5.

• Koahnic lawsuit settled
Fired journalists use money to fund new venture. Pages 6-8.

KNBA Radio says it’s ready to move ahead. Commentary from Steve Heimel on the challenges ahead for both groups. Page 9.

• The Alaska Press Club. An organization adrift? Veteran board member Allen Baker looks at the trends. Page 10.

• News @ Noon. From feast to famine. Why Anchorage can’t support a noon TV newscast. Page 11.