Reporter’s Toolbox

ALASKA MEDIA GROUPS

ALASKA / YUKON NEWSPAPER SITES

Anchorage Daily News
Anchorage Press (alternative weekly)
The Ester Republic
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Juneau Empire
Peninsula Clarion (Kenai Peninsula)
The Frontiersman (Mat-Su Valleys)
The Ketchikan Daily News
Kodiak Daily Mirror
Alaska Star (Chugiak-Eagle River)
Alaska Newspapers,Inc. (Chain of weeklies, including Arctic Sounder, Bristol Bay Times, Cordova Times, Dutch Harbor Fisherman, Seward Phoenix Log, Tundra Drums and Valdez Vanguard.)
Valdez Star
Nome Nugget
Skagway News
Chilkat Valley News (Haines)
Eagle Eye News (Haines)
Petersburg Pilot
Homer News
N-Net List of Newspapers in Alaska
Yukon News (Whitehorse,Yukon Territory)
Whitehorse Star (Yukon Territory)
Associated Press, Alaska office  

ALASKA BROADCASTING SITES

Alaska Public Radio Network (includes links to member stations)
KTOO TV-Radio (Juneau)
KSKA Radio/KAKM TV (Anchorage)
KNBA Radio (Anchorage)
KUAC Radio (Fairbanks)
KMXT Radio (Kodiak)
KBBI Radio (Homer)
KBRW Radio (Barrow)
KIYU Radio (Galena)
KTNA Radio (Talkeetna)
KRBD Radio (Ketchikan)
KFSK Radio (Petersburg)
KCAW Radio (Sitka)
KCHU Radio (Valdez)
KTUU TV Anchorage TV news station
KTVA TV Anchorage TV news statio
KINY Radio (Juneau)
Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network
Alaska Public Broadcasting Network Iditarod coverage
Alaska Super Station (KIMO-TV Anchorage)

ALASKA MAGAZINE/INTERNET SITES

Alaska Magazine
Alaska Coast Magazine
The Kanoe (Ketchikan) Internet news service (ceased publication; archives only)
AlaskaOutdoors.com Internet-only magazine
Outdoors Directory An Alaska hunting and fishing Internet magazine
Alaska Outdoor Journal
Alaska Journal of Commerce
Alaska Business Monthly
Alaska Science Outreach
Petroleum News Alaska
Alaska Fishermen’s Journal
The National Fisherman
Fishermen’s News
Alaska Superstation Iditarod page
Tribal News.com
Anchorage Daily News Iditarod coverage
In Alaska Internet travel information
Alaska Sports Online
Scott Gomez fan club (for the Alaskan NHL star)

JOURNALISM LINKS

Associated Press Sports Editors (Must be sports editor or assistant editor to join APSE, but the web site is free.)
Editor and Publisher (has links to many newspapers in USA and world)
American Journalism Review (has links to most newspapers in USA and world)
Detroit Free Press Journalism home page (has links to job boards, career development sites,etc)
Poynter home page (good site for continuing education classes for all media types)
American Press Institute (online journalism courses)
JournalismJobs.com
Reporter.org Direct link to Reporter.org’s beat page
The Slot.com (a good page for copy editors)
American Copy Editors Society (another good page for copy editors)
American Society of News Editors journalism links
Comics.com
Reporter.org Good reporter links by Duff Wilson
The Internet Movie Database
The Wire, Associated Press AP breaking news
Reporter’s Committee on Freedom of the Press home page

ALASKA NATIVE CORPORATIONS/NONPROFITS & RELATED SITES

Many of the Alaska Native corporation sites also have links to their regional nonprofits.
Alaska Native Villages Links to regional and village corporations
Ahtna, Inc.
Aleut Corporation
Arctic Slope Regional Corp.
Bering Straits Regional Corp.
Bristol Bay Native Corp.
Calista Corporation
Chugach Alaska Corp.
Cook Inlet Regional Inc.
Doyon, Limited
Koniag, Inc.
NANA Corp.
Sealaska
Alaska Native Heritage Center Alaska Native culture
American Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Office
Aboriginal Alaska Alaska Native web directory from Link-Up Alaska

ALASKA LEGAL/COURT SITES

Alaska Court System
Alaska Legal Resource Center (Good source for key Alaska case decisions.)
Alaska Bar Association
UAA Justice Center
Motznik Private, paid subscription archives of state records.
U.S. Court of Appeals D.C. Circuit

ALASKA POLITICS SITES

Alaska Democratic Caucus
Alaska Republican Legislative Majority
Stateline.org (A national collection of state government reporting.)
Project Vote Smart
Gov. Tony Knowles
Voter.com (Run by Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein and others, from both Republican and Democratic camps.)
Democracy.net (From Grassroots.com and the League of Women Voters. Type in zip code for local races.)
PBS Democracy Project
THOMAS U.S. Congress on the Internet
Common Cause Group seeking end to special interest politics.
Alaska Division of Elections
APOC Alaska Public Offices Commission campaign disclosure link
OpenSecrets.org (Center for Responsive Politics campaign finance reform Web site; group run by former Alaskan Larry Makinson.)
Alaska State Legislature
Alaska State Legislature Statutes, etc.

ALASKA/ ALASKA-RELATED GOVERNMENT SITES

State of Alaska
Alaska Marine Highway System Alaska State Ferry home page
U.S. Forest Service Alaska Region home page
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Alaska State Parks
National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Region home page
National Weather Service Alaska Region home page
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska Region home page
U.S. Geological Survey Alaska home page
Alaska State Troopers Media Guide PDF (requires Adobe Acrobat)
Trooper Times Alaska Dept. of Public Safety press release page
National Transportation and Safety Board
Alaska oil prices Current oil prices home page
Official Federal Government Sites
AIDEA Alaska Industrial Development and Economic Authority
Alaska Division of International Trade and Market Development
ISER UAA Institute of Social and Economic Research
Regulatory Commission of Alaska (check on utilities, etc.)
U.S. Census Tiger Map server browser
VisitAlaska Offers a digital topographic map of Alaska
PFD News Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation site
SEC Security Exchange Commission disclosures list

ALASKA SPORTS SITES

Alaska School Activities Association (the group that oversees all school sports, extracurricular activities, etc.)
UAA Sports University of Alaska Anchorage sports
UAF Sports University of Alaska Fairbanks sports
Iditarod Sled Dog Race Official Home Page
Arctic Winter Games Team Alaska home page
Special Olympics Alaska
Yukon Quest - Alaska Alaska site for the international sled dog race
Yukon Quest - Canada Canada site for the international sled dog race
NFHS National Federation of State High School Associations (national overseer of high school actvities)
NCAA National Collegiate Athletics Association
NAIA National Association of Interscholastic Athletics (NAIA)

ALASKA EDUCATION SITES

AASB Association of Alaska School Boards
Education and Early Development State of AK office
Alaska Public School District Directory (has links to Alaska school districts on the Web)
Clearinghouse on Rural Education ERIC home page
Route 66 Alaska schools links
American Universities directory (links to most major universities in the U.S.)
University of Alaska (links to all campus sites, UAA, UAF, UAS)
UAA University of Alaska Anchorage
UAFUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks homepage
University of Alaska Southeast Juneau campus
Sheldon Jackson College Sitka college
APU Alaska Pacific University - a private Anchorage university
Cooperative Extension Service University of Alaska-run page
University of the Arctic
Anchorage School District
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
Juneau School District
Mat-Su Borough School District
Kenai Peninsula School District
Alaska History Toolbox (resource for teachers of Alaska history)
Arctic Circle education Page maintained by U. of Connecticut

ALASKA COMMUNITY SITES/SEARCH ENGINES

Alaska Community Directories Linkup Alaska’s guide to AK
Alaska WebDirectory Linkup Alaska group of statewide links, with local pages for most larger communities
Alaska Activities and Outdoor Recreation Directory
Alcanseek Search engine for Alaska and Canada
Guide to Southeast Alaska (Mostly Southeast Alaska links, but also has several statewide links
SLED Statewide Library Electronic Doorway (A service of the state library system.)
Yahoo Search engine.
Google home page A clutter-free search engine.
Northern Light News archive site. Many articles require fees to read.

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