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ALASKA MEDIA GROUPS ALASKA / YUKON NEWSPAPER SITES Anchorage Daily News Anchorage Press (alternative weekly) 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 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 SITES Many of the Alaska Native corporation sites also have links to their regional non-profits. 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 SystemAlaska 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 ServiceAlaska Region home page U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceAlaska Region home page U.S. Geological Survey Alaska home page Alaska State Troopers Media Guide PDF (requires AdobeAcrobat) 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 66Alaska 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.