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More than 300 people showed up to a town hall held by Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson, with most speaking against turning a recreation center into a homeless shelter.

Retired photojournalist Bob Hallinen talks to Poynter about what it was like to cover to cover the Iditarod for the Anchorage Daily News.

ProPublica recognized with sixth General Excellence in Online Journalism award and three other awards for Local Reporting Network projects

ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

The American Society of Magazine Editors nominated ProPublica for five of its 2021 National Magazine Awards (also known as the Ellies), which honor excellence in print and digital media. ProPublica was recognized as a finalist for public interest, coverage of race, social media, digital innovation and community journalism. A series by Lizzie Presser, which highlighted racial disparities in diabetic amputations and kidney care, was nominated for public interest. For years, diabetes has been disa...

The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma announced on Thursday that “Unheard” by the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica won the 2021 Dart Award for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma. “Unheard” is a first-of-its-kind story-sharing project that is part of the “Lawless” series, an ongoing investigation into sexual violence in Alaska. The state has the highest rate of sexual assault and child sex abuse in the U.S. Yet for generations it has been an unspoken epidemic. Predators have ass...

Two ProPublica Local Reporting Network Projects Named Finalists for Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics ProPublica 2/8/2021 The Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison announced Monday that “Unheard” by the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica, as well as “State of Denial” by the Arizona Daily Star and ProPublica, are two of five finalists for the Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics. The series — both projects of the ProPublica Local Reporting Networ...