About Alaska News

Over 1,800 US counties have zero local newspaper coverage. Traditional newsrooms cost $300K-$600K per year, making hyperlocal journalism economically impossible in most communities. Meanwhile, thousands of these same communities livestream their government meetings on YouTube. Nobody covers them.

We built Alaska News to change that equation. AI handles the expensive parts (attending meetings, transcription, first drafts) while humans add what matters most: editorial judgment, local context, and community trust.

Every article flows through three tiers:

• AI Baseline — Every livestreamed meeting automatically generates draft articles, guaranteeing no meeting goes uncovered
• Community Drafts — Any community member can write articles directly from the transcript
• Peer Review — Members review and approve articles before publication, building trust and accuracy

Every article covers meetings from multiple angles: detailed recaps of individual meetings, patterns that emerge over time, and broader context comparing local decisions to state and national trends.

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The transcript is verifiable proof. Every article links back to specific transcript segments from the original meeting. Click any claim, hear the exact moment it was said. This level of transparency is something traditional media has never been able to offer.

AI content is always labeled. Every AI-drafted article is clearly marked and must pass community peer review before publication. We don't hide that AI helps us — we're transparent about it because it makes us faster without sacrificing accuracy.

We're community-owned, not venture-backed. No investors pushing for engagement metrics or rage bait. No algorithmic manipulation. When you subscribe, 50% becomes your credits and 50% funds the platform. When you read, your credits go directly to the author.

We're open source. Our code is public and auditable. If you spot an error in any article, let us know. We correct it.

Alaska News is built by a team of five in Anchorage, Alaska. We started here because Alaska is one of the most underserved media markets in the country, and because we believe world-class technology companies can be built from anywhere.

Our first community newsrooms cover Alaska, but the platform is designed to work in any community that livestreams its government meetings.

Whether you want to cover your community, contribute photos, volunteer compute power, or just stay informed — we'd love to have you.