Alaska Teen Media Institute

05/14/2025

🎥 Now available for streaming!

ATMI youth video producer Natalie Buttner gained a media internship on board the R/V Sikuliaq, embarking on a groundbreaking research project that was decades in the making!

Scientists and students extracted core samples from the bottom of the Bering Sea Floor. These tubes of sediment tell us about the last Ice Age when the Bering Land Bridge was an important migration corridor for plants, animals, and humans as they moved between Eurasia and North America.

This 2023 expedition was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in partnership with the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Many thanks to the crew for including Natalie and ATMI in this work!

ATMI youth producer Natalie Buttner gained a media internship on board the RV Sikuliaq, where scientists extracted core samples from the bottom of the Bering Sea…

05/12/2025

Our May radio show is up on our website! Since May is mental health awareness month, we spoke interviewed the executive director of NAMI Anchorage, had four of our producers participate in the Ice Bucket Challenge, and played some tunes from the ATMI archive.

[From left: Annie Ferry, Nathan Pobieglo, Michael Hunter, Kaylee LaTocha, Wren Crockett, Jordan Kehl, Indigo Schlee, John Kendall, Cat Whited, Ormund Alaois, and Quinn White.] May is Mental Health …

05/10/2025

Many thanks to the youth and elders of Savoonga who welcomed us this week! The students are working on a project for the polar bear habitat at the Saint Louis Zoo. Thank you for the collaboration, mangtak and good times!

05/03/2025

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05/02/2025

Many thanks to for supporting our team’s participation in the annual Alaska Press Club conference! We photographed and recorded audio for the event as we learned from local and visiting journalism presenters!

04/29/2025

Join us for Journalism Camp 2025 - Come hang out with ATMI, Journalism and Public Communications at UAA and journalist Julia O'Malley while we build skills to document our lives and what's happening in our communities.

Registration information at the link.

We’ll be at UAA June 9-13, 2025 for “On the Record Journalism Camp” a collaboration between Alaska Teen Media Institute, journalist Julia O’Malley, the UAA Department of Jou…

04/18/2025

ATMI will be helping at this camp in June for grades 9-12! Julia O'Malley will be a mentor at the camp as well. 😎 We’re excited to collaborate!

On the Record: Journalism Camp Department of Journalism and Public Communications June 9-13, grades 9-12.  

04/10/2025

On today’s episode of Alaska’bout It we’re featuring our interviews with and

Tune into 88.1 FM at 5pm to listen in!

04/09/2025

Our volcanic April episode of our radio show "In Other News" is up on our website! Featuring interviews with local comedian Ida Taylor, and Hunter Menck who plays Orpheus in West's smash hit production of Hadestown. Plus News, Events, Mt. Spurr watch, and much more!

[Unfortunately for the web posting, we had to edit out most of our volcano-themed tunes. Apologies to Keith David.]

03/25/2025

In the latest episode of our podcast Zoom Room, ATMI producer Michael Hunter speaks with ADN staff photographer Marc Lester. He talks about his early days as a photographer, some of the standout moments in his career, and his advice for budding journalists.

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[Photo by Loren Holmes / ADN] The Anchorage Daily News is the most widely read newspaper in Alaska. When journalists are writing a news story, photos can be just as important as the stories themsel…

03/25/2025

In the latest episode of our podcast Zoom Room, ATMI producer Michael Hunter speaks with ADN staff photographer

Marc talks about his early days as a photographer, some standout moments in his career, and his advice for budding journalists.

Link in bio to listen!

[Michael asks Marc about two of his photos in particular. One of Vine Road south of Wasilla in the aftermath of the 2018 earthquake, and another of a humpback whale in Resurrection Bay. Swipe see them.]

03/24/2025

🚨 Alert for the Class of 2026! 🚨 The Freedom Forum is seeking Alaska applicants for this summer's Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference in Washington, D.C. Spend a week with other upcoming high school seniors learning about journalism, and more! Link in the comments 👇