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Welcome

To the Web site of The Associated Press in Alaska. The bureau serves seven daily, 12 non-daily and two college newspapers, plus nearly 100 radio and television stations from Ketchikan on the southern tip of the Panhandle to Barrow, the nation's northernmost community.

 

(AP Photo/M. Scott Moon)

The aurora borealis rise high above the Alaska Range Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006, in Denali National Park.

 

AP Photo/Ketchikan Daily News, Hall Anderson
Traffic passes by on Front Street in downtown Ketchikan about an hour before the departure of the Zuiderdam, Ketchikan's last cruise ship of the season.

AP news and services:

AP Money & Markets Extra

AP Money & Markets Extra gives your readers investing, news, trends and tools geared to weekend newspapers. By the weekend, investors know results. They want to understand performance and learn about trends. With more than 30 visually appealing, analytic modules, you can give them the information they want.

For examples of the 30 modules and more information about M&M Extra, check out www.ap.org/markets.

Campaign Plus offers 2008 campaign coverage for the Web

The Associated Press is offering coverage of the presidential and congressional elections to members and customers looking to complement their political Web sites. Starting this summer, those who subscribe to a premium service, Campaign Plus, will receive distinctive stories, interactive graphics, photos and video on the 2008 campaign that go far beyond the standard fare. For more information: Brian Scanlon, (212) 621-7978 or bscanlon@ap.org. 

 

Online Newspaper services at new Web site page

 We’ve created a page devoted to AP’s Online Newspaper services at www.ap.org/newspapers. Find out about online services, see links to sites using the services, and find links and contact information to the Online Newspaper team.

AP Exchange training every Thursday

Now is the time to contact AP to book training on AP Exchange for your newsroom. Simply e-mail talkback@ap.org to book a 60-minute online training session.

This session will provide editors and reporters with all they need to know to become AP Exchange experts. They'll be able to search for locally relevant news in the new AP database and build custom feeds that will deliver relevant news in less time.

As well, don't forget our regularly scheduled School of Search online training which takes place every Thursday at 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET. RSVP for these sessions at talkback@ap.org.

Questions: Dwayne Desaulniers, (212) 621-1745, ddesaulniers@ap.org

 

What's New

January 2008

AP Alaska news:

The Alaska AP Photos of the year for 2007 are now on display. Click here to see some of the best that AP shooters had to offer for the year past. And here's to an even better photo report in the coming year.

Happy New Year!

 

Please take time to visit the latest edition of Industry News at: www.ap.org/pages/indnews.

 

AP Photo/Earl Finkler
The sun dips below the horizon in Barrow, Saturday Nov. 18, for the last time of the year.

AP Channels

AP Channels are a powerful new source of subject-specific news from the AP. Available only in AP Exchange, AP Channels scour the entire AP report for news on specific topics.  It's content beyond what members have ever had access to. The most popular AP Channel is Education. Editors who have access to this Channel receive all education stories from all AP state wires and English international wires. For education reporters, this Education Channel provides a rich source of news for print and online. Other popular Channels include Kids and Family, Environment, Health, Energy and Crime.

To learn more about AP Channels in AP Exchange, contact Bureau Chief Jodie DeJonge for a trial.

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