Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman
Encyclopedia
The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman is a newspaper
serving the Matanuska-Susitna Valley
of Alaska
. It is owned by Wick Communications
, publishing every Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday. Future governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin
worked for the newspaper as a sports reporter.
The story was widely reported in 2008.
While news agencies made claims about lack of verifiability of the allegations that arose as a result of the story, the original story's reporting is not a matter of controversy.
The story was reprinted on September 5, 2008, "to accommodate numerous requests for the story from media worldwide and curious individuals. Please note that not at any time were any books ever banned from the Wasilla city library."
The Frontiersman conducted an email interview with Sarah Palin
in September 2008; the fourteen questions and their answers were published in full on September 30. Questions varied in scope from her early years in Wasilla government to her 2008 vice-presidential candidacy ("...does the public have a legitimate interest in the private lives of candidates?"
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
serving the Matanuska-Susitna Valley
Matanuska-Susitna Valley
Matanuska-Susitna Valley is an area in Southcentral Alaska south of the Alaska Range about 35 miles north of Anchorage, Alaska....
of Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
. It is owned by Wick Communications
Wick Communications
Wick Communications is a family-owned community news company with 28 newspapers and 18 specialty publications in 12 states. The home offices are in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and it has newspapers in Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Montana, Colorado, Alaska, California, North Carolina, North Dakota,...
, publishing every Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday. Future governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...
worked for the newspaper as a sports reporter.
Notable articles
On December 18, 1996, the Frontiersman ran a story that reported on various issues regarding Wasilla Library's book challenge policy, and Sarah Palin's queries to Wasilla Library Director Mary Ellen Emmons, which Palin said were "discussions with her department heads about understanding and following administration agendas", while Emmons "drew a clear distinction...between the nature of Palin's inquiries and an established book-challenge policy in place in Wasilla, and in most public libraries." The article printed parts of Palin's written statement, "Many issues were discussed, both rhetorical and realistic in nature". It reported on Emmons' attempts to bring "the book-challenge policies of the Wasilla Library and of the Palmer City Library in line with the Mat-Su Borough policy,"The story was widely reported in 2008.
While news agencies made claims about lack of verifiability of the allegations that arose as a result of the story, the original story's reporting is not a matter of controversy.
The story was reprinted on September 5, 2008, "to accommodate numerous requests for the story from media worldwide and curious individuals. Please note that not at any time were any books ever banned from the Wasilla city library."
The Frontiersman conducted an email interview with Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...
in September 2008; the fourteen questions and their answers were published in full on September 30. Questions varied in scope from her early years in Wasilla government to her 2008 vice-presidential candidacy ("...does the public have a legitimate interest in the private lives of candidates?"