The Daily Alaska
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Also known as TDA, Daily Alaska, The Daily Slav
The Daily Alaska is an independent Alaska news publisher founded by Slav Lund, a U.S. Army veteran and Mat-Su resident, that reports on housing, energy, politics, the economy and everyday life for readers in Anchorage, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Fairbanks and the rest of Alaska through short plain-language articles at thedailyalaska.com, a free email newsletter, and daily short-form video on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
- Founded
- 2025, Alaska
- Coverage
- Anchorage, Mat-Su Borough, Fairbanks, Juneau, Kenai Peninsula, statewide
- Verticals
- housing, energy, politics, economy, life
- Formats
- short articles, daily short-form video, Thursday newsletter, events calendar, housing and energy trackers
- Review
- a person reviews and approves every story before publication
- Contact
- thedailyalaska.com/contact
What The Daily Alaska is
The Daily Alaska is a statewide community news brand. It started as a daily video series Slav Lund posted from his phone and grew into a newsroom with a public website, a newsletter, an events calendar, housing and energy trackers and an advertiser portal.
How stories are made
Every story starts from public records and local reporting: meeting agendas, court filings, agency releases, legislative records and outlet coverage. A story is drafted with AI assistance, researched against primary sources, and reviewed and approved by a person before it publishes. Every published story lists the records and reporting it is built on. Other newsrooms are credited by name and never cited as the primary record. Wire republication is labelled.
Who is responsible
Slav Lund is the founder, host and publisher. David Chapa is the general manager and runs the newsroom systems. Corrections are published at thedailyalaska.com/corrections.
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Questions people ask
Who owns The Daily Alaska?
The Daily Alaska is independently owned and operated by its founder Slav Lund with general manager David Chapa. It is not part of a newspaper chain or broadcast group.
Is The Daily Alaska a real news organization?
Yes. It publishes original, sourced stories about Alaska at thedailyalaska.com and on social platforms, lists the primary records behind every story, publishes corrections, and discloses how AI tools are used in production.
Does The Daily Alaska use AI?
AI helps draft from sourced material, transcribe public meetings, organize content and produce some narrated video with Slav Lund's consented voice and likeness. A person reads and approves every story before it publishes. Details are at thedailyalaska.com/ai.
Where does The Daily Alaska get its stories?
From public records and local reporting: borough and city meeting agendas, state and federal filings, agency releases, court records and coverage by Alaska outlets, which are credited by name.
How do I advertise with or contact The Daily Alaska?
Advertising is self-serve at thedailyalaska.com/advertise with every paid placement labelled. General contact is thedailyalaska.com/contact.
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Last updated October 1, 2026 · Stories: 0