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David Hulen

@davidhulen.bsky.social
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Retired editor, Anchorage Daily News / adn.com

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David Hulen @davidhulen.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
“…The federal internet subsidy to the local telecom amounts to about $14,000 a year per person. And, it turns out, there’s zero indication any of these people are benefiting from it.” www.adn.com/business-eco...
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On nearly deserted Adak Island, you pay to keep hundreds of buildings wired for internet
U.S. phone customers pay more than $340,000 a year for an Anchorage company to keep homes and buildings on the Alaska island wired for obsolete internet service. All but a few of them sit empty.
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David Hulen @davidhulen.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
“How could so many people see the same photo of the same woman, and not see Bernita at all?” www.notus.org/metro/viral-...
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The Woman in the Photo Wanted to Be Alone. Instead, She Went Viral.
America saw what it wanted to see on the face of its newest icon. And everyone saw it wrong.
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David Hulen @davidhulen.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Anyone who’s had the privilege of working with or spending time with Bob knows what an extraordinary photojournalist and all-round great person he is. If you just know Bob through seeing his work, you know the power of that work. Please consider helping if you can www.gofundme.com/f/support-bo...
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Donate to Support Bob Hallinen’s Recovery and Housing Needs, organized by Anne Raup
Award-winning photographer and long-time Anchorage Daily News photojournal… Anne Raup needs your support for Support Bob Hallinen’s Recovery and Housing Needs
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David Hulen @davidhulen.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
“Interior employees, including park staff and others who communicate with the media, are no longer permitted to confirm deaths or details about severe injuries…” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Internal memo orders staff not to reveal deaths in national parks
Guidance issued by the Interior Department instructs National Park Service staff not to confirm deaths, the severity of injuries or other details.
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David Hulen @davidhulen.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
“To live here is to have some sort of relationship with the feast-or-famine nature of daylight…” www.adn.com/visual/photo...
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An appreciation of darkness in Anchorage as winter solstice arrives
Photo essay: Short-daylight days can both exhaust and inspire awe. It’s all part of what makes Alaska, Alaska.
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David Hulen @davidhulen.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
“The central clues that prosecutors relied on to connect him to the killing crumbled as soon as anyone checked. … It is one of the most damning examples of Alaska’s slow-motion justice system”
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David Hulen @davidhulen.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
“John said he was inside his home with his mom and younger siblings Sunday when rising water lifted the home from its foundation. They spent hours drifting until the home got stuck on a boardwalk, he said.” www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
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A village in ruins: ‘I don’t see Kipnuk anymore’
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David Hulen @davidhulen.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
“The Municipality of Anchorage is setting up four shelters that could potentially accommodate more than 1,000 people displaced by unprecedented and catastrophic storms that have left whole Western Alaska communities largely uninhabitable.” www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
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Anchorage preparing to house more than 1,000 Western Alaska storm evacuees across 4 shelters
Anchorage will temporarily shelter people at the Alaska Airlines Center, the Egan Center and the Fairview and Spenard recreation centers.
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David Hulen @davidhulen.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
“On the floor of the cargo aircraft, people sat in rows…Some passengers held babies and young children in their arms. Others posed for selfies with their neighbors. Many appeared exhausted. A few shed tears.” www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
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‘How we’re going to live’: Western Alaska residents airlifted to Anchorage face uncertainty
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David Hulen @davidhulen.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
“Hundreds of people were evacuated from the Western Alaska village of Kipnuk on Wednesday after residents were told to pack a single bag and leave the community…” www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
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Hundreds airlifted from storm-battered Western Alaska villages in historic mass evacuation
The Alaska Airlines Center arena at the University of Alaska Anchorage will shelter 300 displaced residents starting Wednesday evening, the American Red Cross said.
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David Hulen @davidhulen.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
New job posting: Director of development, Anchorage Daily News www.journalismjobs.com/job-listing/...
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JournalismJobs.com - Job Listing - Director of development
JournalismJobs.com has journalism and media job listings with digital media, newspapers, tv stations, radio stations, magazines, nonprofits, and academia.
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David Hulen @davidhulen.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
“He was like, ‘No dude, you won,’ ” Hulls said. “That’s how I found out.” www.adn.com/arts/books/2...
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Alaska-based author and artist Tessa Hulls wins Pulitzer Prize for memoir ‘Feeding Ghosts’
Hulls, who recently moved to Juneau, was working in the Capitol Legislative Lounge preparing the daily specials when she heard the news.
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David Hulen @davidhulen.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
>>> www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
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Vicky Ho named editor of the Anchorage Daily News
She had been the newsroom’s managing editor since 2022 and succeeds David Hulen, who retired as editor in mid-March.
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David Hulen @davidhulen.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
An update from me and a word about what’s next. www.adn.com/opinions/202...
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From the editor: Thanks for reading, and a word about what’s next
Above all: Thank you.
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David Hulen @davidhulen.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Special report: The decisions and delays that preceded a fatal beating at Anchorage’s jail www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
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‘Not safe’: The decisions and delays that preceded a fatal beating at Anchorage’s jail - Anchorage Daily News
The two men, who’d each been diagnosed with schizophrenia in their 20s and ended up in Alaska’s correctional system, should never have been held in a cell together, relatives say.
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David Hulen @davidhulen.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Some news about the Anchorage Daily News: A key person in our newsroom for decades, Anne Raup, is retiring as photo/visuals editor. It’s hard to overstate Anne’s role in what we’ve done and continue to do -- obvious and not-so-obvious. 1/2
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