Alena Naiden

Alaska Desk reporter at the Alaska Public Media, based at KNBA.

anchorage, alaska, united states

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bboisestatepublicradio.org

kknba.org

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With five years of writing experience, I create original stories and enjoy clarifying complex ideas, making them engaging and accessible for my audience.I'm interested in writing about science, cultural shifts and human-interest topics, but I believe that every story can engage when told right.

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Russian Orthodox Christmas brings hymns and starring to Alaska Native clinic

Singers in kuspuks and head scarfs chanted Christmas hymns in English, Yup'ik, Russian and Church Slavonic. Next to them, three young men spinned sparkling, pinwheel-shaped stars on wooden poles, each with an Orthodox icon of a Nativity scene in the cente... See more

knba.org•Alena Naiden•Jan 12, 2026

Several Alaska caribou herds are now in decline

Several caribou herds in Alaska's Arctic are on the decline. That now includes the Porcupine herd, which is the largest. Biologists say the reasons for the downward trends are hard to pin down. Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced this week that b... See more

alaskapublic.org•Alena Naiden•Jan 9, 2026

Several Alaska caribou herds are now on the decline

Several caribou herds in Alaska’s Arctic are on the decline. That now includes the Porcupine herd, which is the largest. Biologists say the reasons for the downward trends are hard to pin down. Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced this week that b... See more

knba.org•Alena Naiden•Jan 9, 2026

Alaska scientists say future of Arctic research is uncertain after federal funding cuts

Alaska scientists shared concerns about federal funding cuts hurting Arctic research at a major conference in New Orleans this month. The American Geophysical Union conference, which ran from Dec. 15 to 19, brought together Earth and space scientists from... See more

alaskapublic.org•Alena Naiden•Dec 30, 2025

Reporting from Savoonga in the Bering Sea

As the Arctic warms, Indigenous communities are looking for ways to adapt. Alaska Desk reporter Alena Naiden spoke to Our Living Lands Producer Daniel Spaulding about her reporting from Savoonga, a village on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. Naiden ... See more

boisestatepublicradio.org•Alena Naiden•Dec 15, 2025

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Bachelors, Journalism at San Francisco State UniversityGraduated: 2018

Associates, Journalism at De Anza CollegeGraduated: 2016

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Russian Orthodox Christmas brings hymns and starring to Alaska Native clinic

Several Alaska caribou herds are now in decline

Several Alaska caribou herds are now on the decline

Alaska scientists say future of Arctic research is uncertain after federal funding cuts

Reporting from Savoonga in the Bering Sea

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Russian Orthodox Christmas brings hymns and starring to Alaska Native clinic

Several Alaska caribou herds are now in decline

Several Alaska caribou herds are now on the decline

Alaska scientists say future of Arctic research is uncertain after federal funding cuts

Reporting from Savoonga in the Bering Sea