LONGFORM JOURNALISM:
AS AGING WATER SYSTEMS, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND FEDERAL AND STATE BUREAUCRACY threaten the public health of Alaska Native villages across the Bering Strait region, local residents are now facing a global pandemic without access to water & sewer.
In Part Two of this two-part series discussing unserviced communities in Western Alaska, KNOM’s JoJo Phillips visits with community leaders in the midst of crisis.
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LISTEN TO PART ONE
In Part Two of this two-part series discussing unserviced communities in Western Alaska, KNOM’s JoJo Phillips visits with community leaders in the midst of crisis.
READ FULL ARTICLE ON KNOM
LISTEN TO PART ONE
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ORAL STORYTELLING:
FOR OVER SIX MONTHS, young Henry’s world has been shrouded in dense fog. He tries to help out his neighbors and spend time outside, but with Christmas fast approaching, it’s looking like a lonely Noel in his small town. Little does Henry know, his year of fog has just begun.
To join Henry on his Arctic adventure, tune into the 2019 KNOM Christmas play.
Written by JoJo Phillips.
Produced by JoJo Phillips et al.
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ELDER VOICES:
FROM SUMMER OF 2019, join Helen Larsen as she returns to her childhood home of Solomon and, in turn, reflects on what home has meant to her after all these years have passed.
With the sounds of great-grandchildren filling her pauses, Helen speaks on the fickle nature of time and how family roles shift as children grow up and become parents themselves.
Phillips’ reporting on Solomon, specifically this story, was awarded 2019’s Best Culture Reporting in the State of Alaska for audio journalism.
With the sounds of great-grandchildren filling her pauses, Helen speaks on the fickle nature of time and how family roles shift as children grow up and become parents themselves.
Phillips’ reporting on Solomon, specifically this story, was awarded 2019’s Best Culture Reporting in the State of Alaska for audio journalism.
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