Several staff at 2 Alaska newspapers resign over handling of article by parent company Carpenter Media

Several staff at 2 Alaska newspapers resign over handling of article by parent company Carpenter Media

Two reporters and two editors from the Peninsula Clarion and Homer News cited actions by their parent company in altering an article after pushback by a state lawmaker in their resignations.

Journalists resign after Carpenter Media censors coverage to appease GOP lawmaker - The Alaska Current

Homer Republican Rep. Sarah Vance got what she wanted, and now the Kenai Peninsula has four fewer working journalists.

Editor, most news staff of Carpenter Media’s Alaska newspapers resign due to censoring of story - Chilkat Valley News

Editor’s note: The staff of the Juneau Independent resigned earlier this year from the Juneau Empire due to disputes with Carpenter Media Group’s management. The editor and most of the reporters at the Homer News, Peninsula Clarion, and the Juneau Empire announced their resignations Monday after corporate management deleted content from a story about Charlie Kirk in response to a complaint from a Republican state lawmaker. The resignations effec…

Editor, most news staff of Carpenter Media’s Alaska newspapers resign due to censoring of story

Article about a Charlie Kirk vigil referring to controversies involving him was altered after a GOP Alaska lawmaker complained to company management