The Alaska Press Club is a network of journalists and media in

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

. The club holds an annual

journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. The word, a noun, applies to the occupation (profes ...

conference and awards banquet in

Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage () is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska by population. With a population of 291,247 in 2020, it contains nearly 40% of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Ma ...

, known as J-Week. The organization also awards scholarships to individuals.Town Square 49, 2013 Alaska Press Club Conference Community Scholarships, Alaska Public Media, 23 March 2013
Retrieved 26 August 2013 The club was incorporated in 1951. The club consists of several hundred members and is open to students and professional journalists in Alaska.

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Official website

Alaska Press Club 2015 Awards
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