Jake Dye
@jakecdye.bsky.social
Freelance News Reporter in Kenai, Alaska.
Previously senior news reporter at the Peninsula Clarion, with work published in the Homer News, Juneau Empire, Chilkat Valley News, Wrangell Sentinel and Juneau Independent.
jakecdye@gmail.com
Previously senior news reporter at the Peninsula Clarion, with work published in the Homer News, Juneau Empire, Chilkat Valley News, Wrangell Sentinel and Juneau Independent.
jakecdye@gmail.com
When Carpenter Media bought three Alaska newspapers, they had nine journalists in the state. Next week, they will have one.
In testimony on a journalism funding bill, a Carpenter Media representative reveals that the company that owns the largest share of newspapers in Oregon employs 60 journalists. Before Carpenter bought them, the Pamplin chain employed 110 people and EO 185, though not all were journalists.
February 13, 2026 at 1:31 AM
When Carpenter Media bought three Alaska newspapers, they had nine journalists in the state. Next week, they will have one.
Zygarde at the Super Bowl wasn’t on my bingo card
February 9, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Zygarde at the Super Bowl wasn’t on my bingo card
Shout out to Bad Bunny for letting all these cute boys play their little game during his show
February 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Shout out to Bad Bunny for letting all these cute boys play their little game during his show
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They got the big game on at the bar
February 8, 2026 at 6:12 PM
They got the big game on at the bar
More than six years after the disappearance of Anesha “Duffy” Murnane in Homer, and nearly four years after a man in Utah was arrested on charges of kidnapping and murdering her, 36-year-old Kirby Calderwood pled guilty to a single charge of second-degree murder for her death on Thursday.
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Calderwood pleads guilty to Murnane murder
By Jake Dye Homer Independent PressMore than six years after the disappearance of Anesha “Duffy” Murnane in Homer, and nearly four years after a man in Utah was arrested on charges of kidnapping an…
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February 6, 2026 at 6:36 AM
More than six years after the disappearance of Anesha “Duffy” Murnane in Homer, and nearly four years after a man in Utah was arrested on charges of kidnapping and murdering her, 36-year-old Kirby Calderwood pled guilty to a single charge of second-degree murder for her death on Thursday.
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Kirby Calderwood pleaded guilty today to one count of murder in the second degree in the disappearance of Anesha “Duffy” Murnane in Homer in 2019. #KPBorough
February 6, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Kirby Calderwood pleaded guilty today to one count of murder in the second degree in the disappearance of Anesha “Duffy” Murnane in Homer in 2019. #KPBorough
The absolute thrill I just felt at a mention of Kpop Demon Hunters in House Finance Committee
The absolute thrill I just felt at a mention of Heated Rivalry on the Alaska House floor.
February 5, 2026 at 10:45 PM
The absolute thrill I just felt at a mention of Kpop Demon Hunters in House Finance Committee
Played myself by switching my major to journalism in 2020. (And I’d do it again)
Wish I could take this chart back through time and show it to myself as I was preparing to go to journalism school in 1994
February 5, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Played myself by switching my major to journalism in 2020. (And I’d do it again)
A phased proposal for Kenai Peninsula school consolidations, planned for consideration in March, describes the closure of Seward Middle School this year, followed by Paul Banks Elementary, Tustumena Elementary and Sterling Elementary as soon as 2027
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School board considers closing Paul Banks
By Jake Dye Homer Independent Press Facing a roughly $8.5 million deficit for the coming year, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Board of Education on Monday considered proposals for sc…
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February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A phased proposal for Kenai Peninsula school consolidations, planned for consideration in March, describes the closure of Seward Middle School this year, followed by Paul Banks Elementary, Tustumena Elementary and Sterling Elementary as soon as 2027
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Sunday’s protest came almost three weeks after immigration officers shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, a nurse with a Minneapolis veteran’s hospital. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...
Soldotna protest opposes federal immigration operations
Sunday’s protest came almost three weeks after immigration officers shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, a nurse with a Minneapolis veteran’s hospital. Pretti’s death was captured on cell phone vi...
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February 3, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Sunday’s protest came almost three weeks after immigration officers shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, a nurse with a Minneapolis veteran’s hospital. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...
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Carpenter came in to Oregon like a wrecking ball and immediately closed at least one community’s paper, laid off many experienced journalists, and at the same time required more output from the ones they kept, leading to low quality stories. All in the name of “preserving local news”.
For years I’ve been begging for a comprehensive look at Carpenter Media and their whole deal and it dropped this morning; tales about an existential threat to local news in my hometown and others like it. From the Alaska resignations to mass layoffs to unrealistic quotas and ghost papers.
Carpenter Media's ominous takeover of local news.
In just a few years, a publisher based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has become the country’s fourth-largest newspaper operator. Some reporters wonder if it isn’t the cruelest.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Carpenter came in to Oregon like a wrecking ball and immediately closed at least one community’s paper, laid off many experienced journalists, and at the same time required more output from the ones they kept, leading to low quality stories. All in the name of “preserving local news”.
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In Hawai'i, Carpenter Media owns the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Midweek, the Hawai'i Tribune-Herald and West Hawai'i Today.
Notably, West Hawai'i Today no longer has any reporters and is essentially a ghost paper.
Notably, West Hawai'i Today no longer has any reporters and is essentially a ghost paper.
For years I’ve been begging for a comprehensive look at Carpenter Media and their whole deal and it dropped this morning; tales about an existential threat to local news in my hometown and others like it. From the Alaska resignations to mass layoffs to unrealistic quotas and ghost papers.
Carpenter Media's ominous takeover of local news.
In just a few years, a publisher based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has become the country’s fourth-largest newspaper operator. Some reporters wonder if it isn’t the cruelest.
www.cjr.org
January 26, 2026 at 10:32 PM
In Hawai'i, Carpenter Media owns the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Midweek, the Hawai'i Tribune-Herald and West Hawai'i Today.
Notably, West Hawai'i Today no longer has any reporters and is essentially a ghost paper.
Notably, West Hawai'i Today no longer has any reporters and is essentially a ghost paper.
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Background: Carpenter Media owns the Juneau Empire, the Homer News and Peninsula Clarion - where reporters and editors quit this year in protest of corporate leadership interfering with news, but the company has a much wider footprint of buying up news outlets and gutting them.
For years I’ve been begging for a comprehensive look at Carpenter Media and their whole deal and it dropped this morning; tales about an existential threat to local news in my hometown and others like it. From the Alaska resignations to mass layoffs to unrealistic quotas and ghost papers.
Carpenter Media's ominous takeover of local news.
In just a few years, a publisher based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has become the country’s fourth-largest newspaper operator. Some reporters wonder if it isn’t the cruelest.
www.cjr.org
January 26, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Background: Carpenter Media owns the Juneau Empire, the Homer News and Peninsula Clarion - where reporters and editors quit this year in protest of corporate leadership interfering with news, but the company has a much wider footprint of buying up news outlets and gutting them.
For years I’ve been begging for a comprehensive look at Carpenter Media and their whole deal and it dropped this morning; tales about an existential threat to local news in my hometown and others like it. From the Alaska resignations to mass layoffs to unrealistic quotas and ghost papers.
Carpenter Media's ominous takeover of local news.
In just a few years, a publisher based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has become the country’s fourth-largest newspaper operator. Some reporters wonder if it isn’t the cruelest.
www.cjr.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:27 PM
For years I’ve been begging for a comprehensive look at Carpenter Media and their whole deal and it dropped this morning; tales about an existential threat to local news in my hometown and others like it. From the Alaska resignations to mass layoffs to unrealistic quotas and ghost papers.
The absolute thrill I just felt at a mention of Heated Rivalry on the Alaska House floor.
January 22, 2026 at 6:46 PM
The absolute thrill I just felt at a mention of Heated Rivalry on the Alaska House floor.
New byline just dropped; covering Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly for the Homer Independent Press. This week’s meeting was not the most thrilling, but they accepted money from the state and asked the legislature to let them give volunteer firefighters a bigger tax break.
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KPB Assembly accepts state fire service reimbursements
By Jake Dye Homer Independent Press The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday approved the acceptance of state funds to reimburse Bear Creek Fire Service Area for equipment used during the Go…
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January 22, 2026 at 5:07 PM
New byline just dropped; covering Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly for the Homer Independent Press. This week’s meeting was not the most thrilling, but they accepted money from the state and asked the legislature to let them give volunteer firefighters a bigger tax break.
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Dreaming of a better future for Alaska journalism; haunted by visions of the newsroom I gave years of my life to in ruins
January 13, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Dreaming of a better future for Alaska journalism; haunted by visions of the newsroom I gave years of my life to in ruins
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I worked on this editorial for more than half a year. I hope it adequately captures the challenges of Alaska media. Big thanks to @adndotcom for publishing it. www.adn.com/opinions/202... #akleg #AlaskaHistory
Opinion: The state of Alaska’s media
Journalism in the Last Frontier isn’t dying — but it’s fighting to survive in a louder, meaner world.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I worked on this editorial for more than half a year. I hope it adequately captures the challenges of Alaska media. Big thanks to @adndotcom for publishing it. www.adn.com/opinions/202... #akleg #AlaskaHistory
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Have you seen a perfect headline today? www.juneauindependent.com/post/juneau-...
Juneau’s first baby of 2026 is Bjorn at hospital
Bjorn Schroth welcomed on Jan. 3 with a boat fit for a possible future captain.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Have you seen a perfect headline today? www.juneauindependent.com/post/juneau-...
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Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) said during an interview today he was part of a briefing on the United States' three-phase plan for Venezuela following the capture and arrest of Nicolás Maduro last weekend. Story + full interview to come. #AKleg
January 8, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) said during an interview today he was part of a briefing on the United States' three-phase plan for Venezuela following the capture and arrest of Nicolás Maduro last weekend. Story + full interview to come. #AKleg
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Well, I thought I had retired from journalism… I’m now the volunteer editor for the Homer Independent Press. We went live on New Year’s Day. homerindependentpress.com/2026/01/01/e...
Editorial: Castles in the air – Homer Independent Press
by Michael Armstrong Interim editor, Homer Independent Press Decades ago, when my wife and I added on to our 320-square-foot dry cabin on Diamond Ridge, we had to jack up the building to put in a full...
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January 1, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Well, I thought I had retired from journalism… I’m now the volunteer editor for the Homer Independent Press. We went live on New Year’s Day. homerindependentpress.com/2026/01/01/e...
A group of Homer folks launched their own news publication this morning, with Homer News veteran @maarmstrong.bsky.social at the helm as editor! Exciting things happening for the south pen!
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Homer Independent Press Launches Today – Homer Independent Press
By Karen Wuestenfeld Homer Independent Press Today, NZP4H, a nonprofit corporation, launches the Homer Independent Press. This online news outlet will provide unbiased and factual weekly reporting foc...
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January 1, 2026 at 7:45 PM
A group of Homer folks launched their own news publication this morning, with Homer News veteran @maarmstrong.bsky.social at the helm as editor! Exciting things happening for the south pen!
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This year in review, published in this week’s Homer News, cites my reporting on the UA Board of Regents slashing diversity policy, which is crazy because surely that happened at least three years ago? What an impossibly long year it’s been.
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2025: The year in review | Homer News
2025 has certainly been a year. Many would say that the past twelve months were hallmarked by division, upheaval and widespread change, and not for the better. Prices are still through the roof, there...
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December 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This year in review, published in this week’s Homer News, cites my reporting on the UA Board of Regents slashing diversity policy, which is crazy because surely that happened at least three years ago? What an impossibly long year it’s been.
www.homernews.com/news/2025-th...
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I was in the same IMAX showing of “The Magnificent Seven (2016)” in Anchorage as Alaska Native actor (and one of the seven) Martin Sensmeier. His whole family was there to cheer when his name came up and then he arrived. Truly the only thing I remember about that movie.
Saw Ted Danson going thru security with us at Anchorage airport
I nearly bumped into Joshua Jackson as he exited a Subway.
December 30, 2025 at 7:46 AM
I was in the same IMAX showing of “The Magnificent Seven (2016)” in Anchorage as Alaska Native actor (and one of the seven) Martin Sensmeier. His whole family was there to cheer when his name came up and then he arrived. Truly the only thing I remember about that movie.
Watching Fiddler on the Roof for the first time and maybe embarrassingly surprised to learn it’s not about a fiddler on a roof.
December 28, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Watching Fiddler on the Roof for the first time and maybe embarrassingly surprised to learn it’s not about a fiddler on a roof.