Junior Achievement Interviews Alaska Business.

AuthorSmith, Ashley Jean
PositionGUEST AUTHORS - Interview

On October 25, 2018, we visited the offices of Alaska Business. We were curious about how a magazine operates and what we would need to do to prepare ourselves for a future in journalism in Alaska. Our past experience in the Junior Achievement CEO Academy gave us first-hand knowledge and experience with business, and we wanted to know how what we learned is put into practice on a daily basis at a magazine. Our interview with Alaska Business was an eye-opening experience because we learned that it takes many amazing, talented people to run a great magazine.

Introductions

During our visit we met with many different employees of Alaska Business. Before this experience, we did not understand the role of editor, creative director, customer service, sales, social media, or general manager. During our visit, each of these professionals took time to meet with us and discuss the different aspects of their jobs.

Editor

Kathryn Mackenzie is the managing editor of Alaska Business. We learned from her that stories are planned a year in advance. Editors need to find stories that are interesting, appropriate, and current. Finding the right ideas can be tough, but there will always be something to say. We learned that you have to be able to work with deadlines, be a good communicator, and look for potential in both people and stories. We learned that you always need to be ready to change things up because everything is always in flux.

Writers

Tasha Anderson is a writer for Alaska Business. We asked her to talk to us about some of the hardest stories she had to write. She told us that the toughest parts can be getting the information you need from people when they can't give it to you, and that it is tough when writing about a subject that is emotional Tasha told us that most of the stories that she writes about are based on companies and industries here in Alaska, and she gets to meet with all kinds of interesting...

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