Alaska Teen Media Institute

ATMI producers Daisy Carter, Cornilius Nelson, Ryan Danigole, Riley Taylor, Quinn White, Ormund Alaois, and Youth Vote’s Tuan Graziano got together on Zoom to talk about the anxieties of being a young and/or first-time voter during this historic presidential election. They talk about voting plans, dealing with misinformation, researching local candidates, and much more. Hosted […]

Earlier this year Jose Carter was working for a company that did catering in an oil field in Pecos, Texas. He’d been there for almost a year and a half when he was laid off due to the pandemic. Jose then returned to Alaska where his family lives to try and find a new job. […]

Back in June, Dr. Anne Zink, Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer, she said that we were in the second inning of the pandemic.

The last time the ATMI studio was open was March 17th, right in the middle of Spring Break. That’s over six months that we’ve been in this pandemic.

The Bear Tooth Theatrepub and Grill hasn’t screened a movie since mid-March when city mandates forced it to close to the public. In September, major movie theater chains were able to re-open in Anchorage, but Bear Tooth kept their theatre closed. In this episode, ATMI producer Devin Shreckengost speaks with Stephanie Johnson, the general manager […]

Anna Stallworth and Denali Romero both attended high school at Grace Christian School. They are among a growing number of alumni who are voicing experiences of racial discrimination and abuse during their time there.

For our October show, we have a slew of great original content. ATMI senior producer Daisy Carter speaks to her friend Colten about holding down two very different essential worker positions, Cornilius Nelson covers the “March on Alaska” rally hosted by the Alaska Black Caucus, Riley Taylor reviews a handful of horror movies he’s been […]

Submissions are now open for ATMI’s annual youth film screening “After School Special,” as part of this year’s Anchorage International Film Festival. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s festival will be virtual, taking place from December 4 to December 13. Which means that you can watch any of our selected youth-produced films from the comfort of your home, anytime during those dates. (More details soon.)

After spending the summer back up here in Alaska, ATMI producer Danielle DuClos returned to the University of Missouri where she is a junior, studying investigative journalism and pre-law political science. A few days after arriving in Columbia, Danielle started feeling sick. She got tested, and sure enough, she had contracted Covid-19. Luckily, though, she […]