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A storm damaged Alaska Native villages, and public media KYUK faces cuts after losing federal funding, threatening vital information and cultural programming.
A powerful storm, later named Typhoon Halong, severely damaged multiple Alaska Native villages in Western Alaska, worsening challenges in remote, climate-vulnerable communities.
In the aftermath, KYUK, the region’s primary public media outlet serving dozens of villages, faces drastic budget cuts after losing federal funding.
The station must now reduce staff and scale back news operations, threatening access to critical information, emergency updates, and cultural programming during recovery.
The funding loss highlights growing concerns about the sustainability of public media in rural and Indigenous areas amid increasing climate-related disasters and shifting federal priorities.
Una tormenta dañó las aldeas nativas de Alaska, y los medios públicos KYUK enfrentan recortes después de perder la financiación federal, amenazando la información vital y la programación cultural.