VISITING PRESENTERS
Keynote: Judy Woodruff, PBS NewsHour
Hal Bernton, fisheries, climate, and energy issues reporter, formerly of The Seattle Times and Anchorage Daily News
Chris Mooney, reporter covering climate change, energy and the environment for The Washington Post (Chris Mooney Links Document)
Allison Herrera, APM Reports senior reporter
Les Zaitz, longtime Oregon investigative reporter and publisher/editor of the Malheur Enterprise
Halle Parker & Carlyle Calhoun, Sea Change Podcast
Erica Proffer, KVUE
Chris Conway, NYT Opinon
Rachel Waldholz, NPR Climate Team
UNIVERSITY PRESENTERS
Lynne Snifka, Snedden Professor of Journalism, UAF
John Sharify, Atwood Chair, UAA Department of Journalism and Public Communications
Elizabeth Arnold, Associate Journalism Professor, UAA Department of Journalism and Public Communications
PRESS FORWARD ALASKA GUESTS
John Palfrey, MacArthur Foundation
Jim Brady, Knight Foundation
Jennifer Preston, Accelerate Philanthropy for Local Journalism
Ira Perman, Atwood Foundation
Diane Kaplan, Philanthropy Advisor
Kortnie Horazdovsky, Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism
Lori Townsend, Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism
Julia O’Malley, Alaska Press Club
DETAILS
Heat: Covering communities in a changing climate
University of Alaska Anchorage & Alaska Public Media
April 18-20, 2024
Online membership/registration is closed. Please see the registration desk at the conference.
Thursday is radio/audio day once again and events will take place at Alaska Public Media. Friday and Saturday are all media days at the University of Alaska Anchorage Rasmuson Hall.
As journalists covering Alaska, a good many of us are reporting aspects of the larger story about climate. We are city reporters covering the record snowfall, roof collapses and the impact on snow plowing services; business reporters covering oil leasing on the North Slope, the increasingly volatile fishing industry and new ventures that offer climate solutions; sports reporters covering dog races, snowmachine racing and skiing; breaking news teams responding to extreme weather events — wildfires, storms, landslides and avalanches. We provide our audiences with information about tax credits and home improvements. We even see stories of a changing climate in our garden coverage.
With this in mind, our 2024 conference sessions will involve climate topics, build technical and daily journalism skills, and blend climate coverage advice with practical journalism techniques. We’ll also delve into the issue of trust and polarized views on climate change. We’ll celebrate the work of Alaskan journalists, who are documenting a changing climate in real time.
TRAVEL
The Alaska Press Club has awarded travel assistance for working journalists and journalism students to attend the annual J-Week professional conference, April 18-20, 2024 in Anchorage. Find out more…
Our Alaska Airlines Discount Code is ECMK403.
HOTEL
Aloft Anchorage: 310 West 36th Avenue Anchorage, Alaska 99503
$149 USD – Rate available: 04/18/2024 to 04/21/2024
Book using our conference discount link by March 18, 2024.
PARTNERS
Many thanks to our partners and supporters including:
- Atwood Foundation through the Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism Fund
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Alaska Public Media
- University of Alaska Anchorage Department of Journalism and Public Communications
- University of Alaska Fairbanks Science and Environmental Journalism Department and the UAF Snedden Chair in Journalism.
- CoastAlaska with funding from Rasmuson Foundation
- Alaska Teen Media Institute
KEYNOTE
Judy Woodruff, PBS NewsHour, will share what she’s learning in her “America at a Crossroads” reporting project and highlight the critical role of local journalism in keeping American communities strong and well-informed.
REGISTER
Online registration/membership is closed. Please see the registration desk at the conference.
The Alaska Press Club is awarding travel assistance for working journalists and journalism students to attend the annual J-Week professional conference, April 18-20, 2024 in Anchorage. Find out more…
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