Before the verdict was in, the media – or at least some among the media – pretty much tried landlord Jack Hughes for the tragic death of five young girls and […]
Who apologizes?
Yosemite Alice
Quite possibly Alice Rogoff’s flirtation with Alaska journalism was destined from the beginning to end badly, though no ever really expected a woman on a $5 million per year allowance to take […]
Binkleys buy ADN
At the end, the woman who long professed a desire to change Alaska journalism for the better cut a pathetic figure as she scurried away from the federal Bankruptcy Court in downtown […]
Going, going, going…
As the clock ticks toward a 9:30 a.m. bankruptcy hearing that could today decide the fate of Alaska’s largest news organization, confusion reigns. An Unsecured Creditors Committee (UCC) has asked federal Bankruptcy […]
‘Quite a ride’
At the start of this year, Alaska Dispatch News owner and publisher Alice Rogoff wrote these prophetic words in her newspaper: “Happy 2017 to one and all. For us at Alaska Dispatch […]
Cash-only please
The Alaska Dispatch News might be in bankruptcy, but owner Alice Rogoff, the estranged wife of one of the country’s richest men, apparently still has access to more cash than most working […]
ADN downsizing
Employees of Alaska Dispatch News next victims of bankruptcy
Reporting matters
Commentary In one short post at craigmedred.news, Pete Snow raises an interesting point everybody seems to be missing in the discussion of these times about journalism bad, good and dying. “Craig, […]
Lost in weeds
On the outside, all looks fine for Alaska’s largest news organization. The website ADN.com keeps on keeping on. The commenters still gravitate there en masse to call each other names. The Alaska […]
Bad salmon
Washington’s accidental salmon spill looks worse than Alaska’s intentional salmon spill
