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Environment Environment (USA) General Special Features USA 

The new face of climate change?

Kamala Kelkar, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 14:46 — Last Updated: Friday, September 25, 2015 at 20:57
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German tourists aboard a cruise through the Hinlopen Strait in Svalbard this summer were approaching a yellow dot on an ice-floe,

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General Politics Politics (USA) Special Features USA 

What Obama’s Arctic visit might mean for Paris

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 10:54 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 12:19
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All eyes were on the U.S. state of Alaska last week, where a major Arctic conference was underway. The international event

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Arctic newspapers Norrländska Socialdemokraten and Norrbotten Kuriren, as well as television station 24 Norrbotten, are laying off people to reduce costs. (iStock)
General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Photo staff laid off at papers in North Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 15:16 — Last Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 20:36
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Newspaper company Norrbottens Media told staff on Tuesday it was cutting positions at three of its news outlets in an effort to reduce

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United States Secretary of State John Kerry leaves a news conference at the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting Friday, April 24, 2015 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Ministers from the eight Arctic nations and the leaders of northern indigenous groups form the Council. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)
Arctic-Council-2015 Blog Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) Special Features Special Reports 

Blog: Arctic Council Ministerial – Winners and Losers

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Monday, April 27, 2015 at 13:43 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:04
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Canada’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council concluded on Friday in Iqaluit. With the dust now settled, it’s time to review

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Despite great interest in reporting on the Barents region, major obstacles remain say researchers. (iStock)
General Norway Society Society (Norway) Special Features 

Column: Journalists want to report on Barents region – Here’s why it’s not working

Markku Heikkilä & Henri Wallen, Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 13, 2015 at 19:14 — Last Updated: Monday, March 16, 2015 at 18:31
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In basically every newsroom in the Barents region you can find journalists who are willing to report about what is

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(iStock)
General Society Society (USA) Special Features USA 

Proposed cuts to public broadcasting funding rile rural Alaska radio listeners

Pat Forgey, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Friday, March 6, 2015 at 15:27 — Last Updated: Monday, March 9, 2015 at 19:55
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JUNEAU — Facing the prospect of possibly devastating cuts proposed by a legislative committee, fans of public radio and television are

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(iStock)
Blog Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

Politics, energy & climate: Arctic week in review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, January 9, 2015 at 22:19 — Last Updated: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at 21:49
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this

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Questions concerning violations of Finland's airspace and waters have gone unanswered by Moscow. (iStock)
Finland Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland’s environment minister defends “Finlandisation” comments

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 15:20 — Last Updated: Friday, September 19, 2014 at 19:59
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Environment Minister Ville Niinistö has taken to social media to defend comments he made to the influential business daily Financial

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(Jonas Karlsbakk / Barents Observer)
Blog Norway Society Society (Norway) Special Features 

Blog: Welcoming Barents Observer to Eye on the Arctic!

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 17:53 — Last Updated: Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 21:36
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Today, we are pleased to introduce a new media partner to the Eye on the Arctic project! BarentsObserver.com is a

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(iStock)
Society Society (USA) USA 

Merged Alaska Dispatch News website launches

Josh Edge, APRN - Anchorage
Posted: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at 13:57
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The Alaska Dispatch and Anchorage Daily News websites Tuesday merged under a new name – Alaska Dispatch News. The new

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Blog Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) Special Features 

Ice-Blog: Keeping Greenland in focus

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, May 23, 2014 at 13:49 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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Two interesting publications relating to Greenland caught my eye over the past few days. But it has not proved easy

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Purple saxifrage struggles to flower between the rocks. (Katriina O’Kane / Canadian Polar Commission)
Environment Environment (Canada) Photo Galleries Special Features 

Canadian web documentary highlights Arctic science

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, April 28, 2014 at 14:03 — Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 15:35
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Ever wondered how noise affects marine mammals in the Arctic? Or what glacial ice really looks like? Profiles from the

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(iStock)
Business USA 

Alaska Dispatch to buy Anchorage Daily News

APRN
Posted: Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 11:07
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Alaska Dispatch is making an aggressive move to position itself at the forefront of the the state’s media landscape. It

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Blog Environment 

Ice-Blog: Climate change back on the agenda?

Irene Quaile
Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 16:18 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
1 Comment

Trawling the media for climate-related stories over the weekend, I began to see some signs that the message might be

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Blog Environment Norway 

Ice-Blog: Climate Change – Arctic in denial?

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, January 24, 2014 at 10:13
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If there is one place you would imagine people would have to be conscious of climate change, it would be

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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