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Alek Haak-Frost

Alek Haak-Frost is the executive editor, publisher, and founder of Watershed Voice, and a graduate of Central Michigan University. Prior to establishing WSV in 2020, he wrote for a number of publications including The Midland Daily News and The Morning Sun, and served as managing editor of the Three Rivers Commercial-News for the better part of three years.

In 2022, Haak-Frost won the Public Service Award and Outstanding Coverage Award at the LION Local Journalism Awards in Austin, Texas. He was a finalist for the LION Public Service Award again in 2023.

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Alek's Latest Articles

Keep Your Voice Down: Najifa Farhat

Keep Your Voice Down hosts Alek Haak-Frost and Doug Sears, Jr. were joined by Watershed Voice Staff Reporter Najifa Farhat to discuss her educational and professional background, the experiences in Bangladesh that propelled her toward a career in journalism, family dynamics, and her interest in climate vulnerabilities.

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Watershed Voice to begin new publishing schedule this week

In recognition of our capacity as a staff and our desire to provide more in-depth, originally reported stories, Watershed Voice will now publish on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of each week.

Watershed Voice will not publish for three weeks

Watershed Voice will not publish for the next three weeks to give its staff a much needed and much deserved break.

Watershed Voice 2024: By the Numbers

Here is a quick look at our 2024 by the numbers. We would love to hear from you about your favorite articles published by Watershed last year, and what you would like to see us cover in 2025.

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What actually qualifies as affordable housing in St. Joseph County? We asked a developer, county residents, and more to weigh in.

"We're more powerful as a county and can have more of an impact by having all these talented, smart, dedicated people collaborating on these issues," John Carmichael says.

Keep Your Voice Down: Tereasa Bellew & Sundos Hejazi
Three Rivers commissioner arrested, county prosecutor’s office declines charges

A clerk with the prosecutor's office stated that assault and battery charges were declined, and no arraignment was held Monday.

From the Editor: A statement on Watershed Voice’s coverage of the Colon Township, Farrand Hall zoning conflict

Watershed Voice Executive Editor Alek Haak-Frost addresses comments made at this week's Colon Township board meeting on Tuesday, December 17 regarding the magazine's recent coverage.

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