The Alaska Press Club is a network of journalists and media in Alaska. The club holds an annual journalism conference and awards banquet in Anchorage, Alaska known as J-Week. The club was incorporated in 1951. The club consists of several hundred members and is open to student and professional journalists in Alaska.
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