Idaho hunter Trevor Schneider had quite the story to tell his regional newspaper – the Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Wash. – about his “near-death” experience with an Alaska grizzly bear, or was it […]
The 470-yard shot
Serious accusations
The story behind the story of the presumed death of former Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) CEO Andy Teuber now in the news is looking more and more like the plot […]
Journalist who?
When a public official refuses to take a reporter’s questions, what is a journalist to do? Go to court to demand a judge order the official to do so? Well, that’s exactly […]
The journo divide
Just when you think the American journalism trainwreck can’t get any messier, a New York Times writer breaks all the rules for newspaper departures and sets fire to every bridge behind her. […]
Helmets really?
Where and when the idea that safety gear in and of itself makes people safe entered the American mainstream is unclear, but it has now reached the point of a dangerous absurdity. […]
Saving trees
Prepare yourself for the demise of your daily newspaper. It’s going the way of the typewriter. No, not next week. This is not a breaking new story. Your local newspaper might hang […]
Shrinking news
UPDATE: This story has been updated to include the reported departure of high-profile KTVA commentator John Tracy. KTVA 11 news – “The Voice of Alaska” – is reportedly losing one of […]
Find the money
The Alaska Dispatch News/ADN.com – once the state’s dominant news source – might be bankrupt and gone, but the story of the rise and fall of millionaire news baroness Alice Rogoff appears […]
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 […]
ADN buys time
The broad smiles flashing on the faces of the family Binkley outside a courtroom in Anchorage on Monday were reminiscent of those brightening the staff of an internet startup called AlaskaDispatch.com only […]
