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A thread on a cool thing that's happening in Alaska media right now:
Two of the state's largest media organizations, @adndotcom and @AKpublicnews, have been working together to share election coverage and reduce duplication. #AKleg
Two of the state's largest media organizations, @adndotcom and @AKpublicnews, have been working together to share election coverage and reduce duplication. #AKleg
We at @AKpublicnews are running the occasional story by ADN reporters, like this one by @aubreywieber on independent U.S. Senate candidate Al Gross' claims about his bear-shooting prowess. https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/09/30/records-alaskas-independent-u-s-senate-candidate-shot-bear-after-bloodcurdling-scream/
Meanwhile, it is very cool for me to see my occasional story run in the @adndotcom -- such as this one that ground-truths state legislative candidates' claims about how easy it is to cut Alaska's budget. https://www.adn.com/politics/2020/10/09/alaska-legislature-candidates-promise-painless-budget-cuts-but-experts-say-not-so-fast/
We've also recently brought @AK_OK and @kylehopkinsAK onto the radio waves to discuss their reporting, like this story that James did on Republicans continuing to hold in-person political fundraisers:
https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/10/05/listen-alaska-republicans-cite-personal-choice-in-attending-indoor-campaign-events-while-maskless/ #AKleg
https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/10/05/listen-alaska-republicans-cite-personal-choice-in-attending-indoor-campaign-events-while-maskless/ #AKleg
These cross-posts and guest appearances may seem insignificant, but they're not, because local media organizations are stretched thin trying to cover a wide array of election-related stories, and the more we can cooperate, the more information readers will be able to get.
If you have suggestions of elections stories we should be covering or questions we should be asking, get at us. Contact information in my bio. (end)
