Emily Schwing

This. This. This.

Gross on so many levels. Journalists are human beings who do very hard work for a greater good.

We also need a healthier culture and community. The othering, makes this a lonely business. And it’s generally unsustainable. Surviving journalism does not equal success and workaholism shouldn’t be a requirement.

This. Also, incisive reporters need legal protection from powerful forces which can sue them out of existence, even if their reporting is accurate.

I really hate to be contrarian here, but MJ’s application process creates an AI generated relevancy score, which for a journalism organization, seems questionable - and frankly lacking in support for the journalists who are creative, talented, committed and highly qualified.

I also have lots of feelings about working in journalism right now, and the bad certainly out number the good. For me, loneliness is also one of them.

Two School Districts Sue, Claiming Alaska Is Failing Its Constitutional Obligation to Fund Public Education The lawsuit points to the effects of the state’s underfunding, including low proficiency-test scores and dangerous building conditions.

NEW: It’s been over a decade since Alaska significantly increased its funding for public education.

Two school districts are now suing the state for what they say is a long-running failure to give students a “sound basic education.”

By @emilyschwing.bsky.social

Very happy to share our latest work in efforts to help explain the importance of the #Arctic, especially on the North Pacific side:

ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/N...

Commission again sets Pacific halibut harvest at rock-bottom levels amid U.S.-Canada tensions | Alaska Beacon The halibut fishery has been in a deep, prolonged downturn that has buffeted sport, commercial and subsistence fishers in Alaska, British Columbia, Oregon, Washington and Northern California.

Commission again sets Pacific halibut harvest at rock-bottom levels amid U.S.-Canada tensions, writes @halbernton.bsky.social for the Northern Journal, @adn.com and @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social in this article republished by the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/01/29/c...

State investigation confirms oil company wasted four months of natural gas on North Slope The state typically issues exemptions only in cases of emergency, or when a company is drilling test wells and capturing gas isn’t feasible.

The state agency that protects Alaska’s state-owned oil and gas from waste confirmed that a North Slope company deliberately burned off natural gas for almost four months because reinjecting it was inconvenient. via @alaskabeacon.com

ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.

Video shows ICE leaving behind an infant and broken glass after arresting a man with no criminal history.
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...

ICE’s excuse for wearing masks has never actually manifested There have been incidents of harassment and threats. But there are no apparent incidents in which identified ICE officers have been assaulted off-duty.

Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...

I've been sent video from the end of the ICE raid at the Zipps on 32nd and Shea.

It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.

Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.

When I was being driven around the Cities in lightly falling, fluffy snow, the whole scene was rendered in real-life grayscale. I had a shameful, selfish thought: This is the opposite of a color lead. My editor sent me all the way out here for this? I thought of all the useless video I had taken, and then of the terabytes more of data on a thousand other phones. All the interactions that didn’t escalate, or even turn out to be ICE action. All those videos are evidence of the terror, too—evidence of the wearying watchfulness that an occupation wrests from people. How occupations colonize memory as much as space. The shots of ICE agents leaving a scene, of storefronts that aren’t blasted through, of apartments whose doors remain whole—all of that is abundant but unaccessible proof of what can be accomplished without leadership, just community and will.

My report from Minneapolis, about the things you'll never see. newrepublic.com/article/2057...

I grew up with Alex Pretti The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

👀 Judge Schlitz, the chief federal judge in Minnesota, has ordered the head of ICE, Todd Lyons, to appeal personally in court Friday and threatened him with contempt for the agency’s repeated violation of court orders.

“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

HA! Try being a news reporter.

‘Our government is out of control,’ Alaska legislator says, calling for end to state aid for ICE | Alaska Beacon Chairs of state military committee ask questions about unconfirmed deployment of U.S. soldiers from Anchorage to Minnesota.

‘Our government is out of control,’ Alaska legislator says, calling for end to state aid for ICE, write @corinne-smith.bsky.social and @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/01/26/o...

Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE

Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune

‘Terrorist! Terrorist! Terrorist!’ From Minneapolis to Gaza, how does the press responsibly report killings when officials act in obvious bad faith? By looking out the window.

“As journalists, we must remember that our responsibility is not to present both sides evenly; it is to make a determination about the facts that helps audiences understand a chaotic world.” www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

Alaska lawmakers fail to override Dunleavy's veto of corporate income tax bill The attempt to override Dunleavy's veto fell 10 votes short. House Speaker Bryce Edgmon said it foreshadowed difficult debates over the governor's forthcoming fiscal plan.

The bill would have expanded the state’s corporate income tax to capture revenue from so-called “highly digitized businesses” that sell to Alaskans over the internet but may not have a physical presence in the state. (From @alaskapublic.org)

The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.

Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.

Americans will only ever witness violence at the hands of their own government thanks to journalists who work constantly to protect our 1st amendment rights . Were it not for us, I feel strongly this would be far worse. Democracy isn't the only thing that dies in darkness. So does our humanity.

Map centered on Alaska showing site-specific high temperatures (ºF) on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Plotted temperature range from -5F at Northway to 44F at Chignik.

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Wednesday. Continued quite mild western Alaska and on the North Slope. Not too far from normal in the eastern Interior, Southcentral and Yukon Territory valleys, but with strong inversions so higher elevations much warmer than normal. #akwx #weather

Meet the Alaska Student Arrested for Eating an AI Art Exhibit A conversation with Graham Granger, whose combination of protest and performance art spread beyond campus. “AI chews up and spits out art made by other people.”

This wasn’t on my news bingo card today, but I’m here for it: www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Alaska legislators convene session, with budget issues and a veto override vote awaiting | Alaska Beacon Gov. Mike Dunleavy is expected on Thursday to roll out a long-term plan to bring state expenses and revenue into balance.

Alaska legislators convene session, with budget issues and a veto override vote awaiting, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/01/21/a...

In lawsuit, 2 school districts say Alaska fails to meet its constitutional obligation on public education The lawsuit filed by the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District and Kuspuk School District seeks an injunction directing the state to fulfill its obligations on funding public schools and provid...

Two Alaska school districts filed a lawsuit today against the state, its governor and its education commissioner over what they say is a long-running failure to adequately fund public education.

In lawsuit, 2 school districts say Alaska fails to meet its constitutional obligation on public education The lawsuit filed by the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District and Kuspuk School District seeks an injunction directing the state to fulfill its obligations on funding public schools and provid...

BREAKING: 2 school districts sue Alaska for failing to meet its constitutional obligation to provide public education to all children of the state. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Idea: buy all the phones in the vending machine. What other footage is available?

I don't have a job right now not for any other reason than the Trump Admin's rescission package that cut $$$ for public broadcasting & grocery prices in AK have always been high, but, anecdotally, they've been higher in recent months than I've experienced in the 2 decades I've lived here. Carry on.