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UALITY. REACH. VARIETY. Alaska Dispatch
News offers a full slate of special publications that appeal
to niche audiences around the state. There’s a great fit for
your message somewhere on our editorial calendar! New
for 2016, we’re excited to take our Alaska lifestyle magazine,
61°North, from quarterly to bi-monthly. Original content
from Alaska writers, artists and photographers coupled with
top-notch design make our products stand out. All of our special
publications are inserted for distribution in Alaska’s most widely
read newspaper. And we also create digital versions of our special
publications for easy sharing across social media platforms and via
email. Your account executive will be happy to help you select the
publications that best fit your advertising goals for 2016.
OUR PUBLICATIONS
61˚NORTH
Iditarod
Moose Calendar
Publishing six times per year, our Alaska
lifestyle magazine is home to both urban
and rural stories from the top of the
world to the tip of the panhandle. Every
issue touches on arts, travel, food, style,
wellness and real Alaska.
Alaska’s go-to guide for The Last Great
Race. Mushers, maps and everything else
fans will need to follow the athletes to
Nome.
12 months of reader-submitted moose. A
favorite holiday gift from Alaskans to their
Outside family members.
See calendar for 2016 issue themes. Sunday
insert, plus additional copies printed for
distribution around Southcentral Alaska.
LIVE. WORK. PLAY.
The star of this magazine is Anchorage.
The city’s thriving businesses, amazing
recreation opportunities and smart
communities. Stories and city metrics
that appeal to newcomers and longtime
Alaskans. A partner publication with
Anchorage Economic Development
Corporation.
Distributed at the AEDC Economic Forecast
Luncheon and also as a Sunday insert.
ALASKA INNOVATOR
Showcasing Alaska’s entrepreneurs, this
magazine serves as inspiration for budding
businessmen and women and a place for
investors to spot new talent. A partner
publication with Anchorage Economic
Development Corporation.
Distributed at the AEDC 3-Year Outlook
Luncheon and also as a Sunday insert.
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ALASKA AVIATion LEGENDS
JOB FAIR
Spring and fall guides to ADN’s twiceannual job fair–connecting Anchorage’s
job seekers with top employers.
Sunday insert. Plus additional printed copies
for job fair event distribution.
Summer Camps Guide
What to do with kiddos when school is out
for summer. Comprehensive camp listings
from around the state.
Friday insert.
ALASKA VISITORS’ GUIDE
All-Alaska itineraries for every kind of
traveler. Original content from Alaska
writers who have been there, enjoyed that.
More than 180,000 copies printed for
distribution around Southcentral Alaska and
in Fairbanks.
Back to School
School supplies, sleep schedules and sack
lunch menus–it’s all on parents’ minds
as summer comes to a close. Our special
publication includes everything parents,
teens and college students need to know
to be classroom ready.
With fewer roads per square mile than
any other U.S. state, Alaska’s aviators keep
us connected. This annual publication
tells the stories of the Alaska Air Carriers
Association-nominated Aviation Legends.
Distributed at the AACA Legends banquet and
also as a Sunday insert.
BEST OF ALASKA
Readers vote on their favorite Alaska
businesses through our online poll. We
create the annual guide to platinum, gold
and silver winners.
Category winners receive priority ad
placement. Sunday insert.
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
Make shopping a cinch with this catalog of
unique holiday gifts for Alaska shoppers.
Bonus: Our guide gets you noticed in the
most popular weekday paper of the year,
the Thanksgiving issue.
Thursday insert.
Sunday insert.
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2016 CALENDAR
PUB DATE
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SECTION
LIVE. WORK. PLAY.
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61˚NORTH: THe Love issue
1/12
1/22
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Iditarod
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2/23
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SPRING JOB FAIR
(Separate flier)
Summer Camps
ALASKA VISITORS’ GUIDE
(Separate flier)
24
61˚NORTH: the youth issue
3/22
4/1
19
61˚NORTH: the adventure issue
5/17
5/27
24
alaska innovator
6/7
6/17
31
back to school
7/12
7/19
*Partner publication with AEDC
21
61˚NORTH: the aRTS ISSUE
7/19
7/29
18
FALL JOB FAIR
8/16
8/29
(Separate flier)
10
MOOSE CALENDAR
4/29
5/6
23
61˚North: the food issue
9/20
9/30
30
alaska aviation legends
8/23
9/2
9/27
10/11
6
Best of alaska
(Separate flier)
24
holiday gift guide
10/11
10/18
11
61˚North: the design issue
11/8
11/18
† Dates subject to change.
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