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ALASKA Press Club awards KDN staff


KETCHIKAN (KDN) — The Alaska Press Club has recognized work published by three Ketchikan Daily News staff members in 2020.
Daily News Staff Photographer Dustin Safranek, Staff Writer Sam Stockbridge and Wire Editor Robert Rice were among the 2020 Alaska Press Club Award recipients announced this past Saturday.
Dustin Safranek earned awards in the Best Scenic Photo and Best Portirait categories.
Safranek’s “Snowy Summit” image of Ketchikan hiker Ken Arriola ascending near the peak of Deer Mountain on March 7, 2020, was awarded second place in the all-media Best Scenic Photo category, to which a judge commented  “Man, Alaska is beautiful!”
A seven-image collection of Safranek’s portraits of local families who were hunkering down during the first wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic was published in the April 4-5, 2020, edition of the Daily News, and earned the second-place award in the all-media Best Portrait category. ....

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ASSEMBLY nixes 2A resolution


Borough Mayor Rodney Dial wrote the resolution, which was co-sponsored by Assembly Member Jeremy Bynum.
Dial said in a phone interview Friday that the resolution was motivated by actions that President Joe Biden announced on April 8 aimed at reducing gun violence.
More than a dozen members of the public submitted written comment ahead of Monday s meeting, most supportive of the resolution. Among those who wrote in support were former Ketchikan City Council Member Dick Coose, Ketchikan Mayor Bob Sivertsen and former Ketchikan School Board member and 2020 Alaska House District 36 candidate Leslie Becker.
Eight citizens spoke at the meeting in person, most of whom voiced their support for the resolution, including City Council Member Riley Gass. City Council Member Janalee Gage delivered a lengthy set of remarks to the Assembly, urging it not to take up the resolution. ....

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Podcasts are hot, hot, hot as TV adaptations


Podcasts are hot, hot, hot as TV adaptations
Mark Shanahan
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For years, Hollywood has mined books and long-form journalism to create successful television. Think “Westworld,” “The Leftovers,” “Big Little Lies,” and “McMillions,” all of which started on the printed page.
Increasingly, though, the search for compelling source material is leading TV producers to adapt podcasts, audio stories whose established narratives and built-in audiences make them a good bet for the small screen.
Amazon’s “Homecoming,” USA Network’s “Dirty John,” and ABC’s “Alex Inc.” are all examples of popular podcasts that have become television series. But they’re only the beginning. TV deals are so in vogue now that podcasts are being made with the express purpose of adapting them, and others are being optioned for substantial sums even before they’ve been released. ....

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