Boycott the Book Ban - Full Coverage

May 11, 2020

BOYCOTT THE MAT-SU BOOK BAN - MEDIA COVERAGE


NY Times

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/05/01/us/ap-us-banned-books-band-purchase.html


Rolling Stone

https://rollingstone.com/notice/portugal-the-man-wants-to-donate-banned-books-from-alaskan-schools-to-students/



Billboard Magazine

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9370121/portugal-the-man-protests-book-banning-former-alaskan-school-district



Variety

https://variety.com/2020/music/news/portugal-the-man-alaska-book-ban-1234594842/



Associated Press

https://apnews.com/37fdf1c4388f628028738cd4e887ea0f



Spin Magazine

https://www.spin.com/2020/05/portugal-the-man-fights-book-ban-in-former-hometown/



CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/07/us/portugal-the-man-alaska-ban-books-trnd/index.html


Consequence of Sound

https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/04/portugal-the-man-books-alaskan-students-board-ban/



Frontiersman News

https://www.frontiersman.com/arts_entertainment/mic-drop-grammy-winning-artists-with-valley-roots-sound-off-against-removal-of-books-from/article_27b47976-8aae-11ea-8bef-cfb04472e138.html



iHeartRadio
https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-04-29-portugal-the-man-offer-to-buy-kids-books-after-alaskan-school-district-ban/



Blackbook

https://bbook.com/news/portugal-the-man-cleverly-fire-back-at-absurd-alaska-book-ban/



ABC News Radio

http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/4/29/portugal-the-man-protesting-book-ban-in-alaskan-school-distr.html



KTUU TV

BROADCAST 1 LINK

BROADCAST 2 LINK

BROADCAST 3 LINK

https://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Sold-out-books-Mat-Su-banned-shipped-PTM-570053221.html



KTVA TV

BROADCAST 1 LINK | BROADCAST 2 LINK

https://www.ktva.com/story/42072086/portugal-the-man-offers-to-buy-any-student-parent-a-copy-of-banned-books



Anchorage Press

https://www.anchoragepress.com/bulletin/portugal-the-man-speaks-out-against-mat-su-book-ban/article_06420ec0-8a45-11ea-b07e-332f130cfa3c.html



The Midnight Sun

http://midnightsunak.com/2020/04/29/alaska-grown-portugal-the-man-joins-backlash-against-mat-sus-book-ban-calling-it-unpatriotic/



VCF

https://vermilioncountyfirst.com/2020/04/29/portugal-the-man-offers-banned-books-to-alaskan-students/



Alternative Addiction

http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/AANewsArticle/portugal-the-man-takes-a-stand-against-alaskan-school-book-ban



Backstage Axxess

https://backstageaxxess.com/2020/04/portugal-the-man-takes-a-stand-against-alaskan-school-book-ban/



Vents Magazine

https://ventsmagazine.com/2020/04/29/portugal-the-man-takes-a-stand-against-alaskan-school-book-ban/



ABC News

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/alaska-book-controversy-draws-attention-hometown-rockers-70454907


Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/alaska-book-controversy-draws-attention-of-hometown-rockers/2020/05/01/a1c0e448-8bc1-11ea-80df-d24b35a568ae_story.html


Newsday

https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/alaska-book-controversy-draws-attention-of-hometown-rockers-1.44304713



Star Tribune

https://www.startribune.com/alaska-book-controversy-draws-attention-of-hometown-rockers/570113542/


KSN News

https://www.ksn.com/entertainment/alaska-book-controversy-draws-attention-of-hometown-rockers/


KGO-TV

https://abc7amarillo.com/news/entertainment/alaska-book-ban-vote-draws-attention-of-hometown-rockers


WGN-TV

https://wgntv.com/news/alaska-book-ban-vote-draws-attention-of-hometown-rockers/


WVLT-TV

https://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/Alaska-school-board-votes-to-ban-The-Great-Gatsby-other-books--570134221.html


Bay News 9

https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/ap-top-news/2020/05/01/alaska-book-controversy-draws-attention-of-hometown-rockers


KTOO

https://www.ktoo.org/2020/05/03/as-mat-su-school-board-reconsiders-banning-books-alaska-band-portugal-the-man-offers-them-for-free/


Alaska Public

https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/05/01/as-mat-su-school-board-reconsiders-banning-books-home-grown-rock-band-offers-them-for-free/


The Columbian

https://www.columbian.com/news/2020/may/01/book-ban-vote-draws-attention-of-rockers-portugal-the-man/


Gloucester Times

https://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/national_world_news/alaska-book-ban-vote-draws-attention-of-hometown-rockers/article_1c815577-c3da-5a85-a040-ede623bb1bab.html



The Republican and Herald News

https://hosted.ap.org/republicanherald/article/37fdf1c4388f628028738cd4e887ea0f/alaska-book-controversy-draws-attention-hometown-rockers


Times Union

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Alaska-book-controversy-draws-attention-of-15240065.php


The Star News

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2020/05/01/alaska-book-controversy-draws-attention-of-hometown-rockers.html

ED Week

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/05/01/alaska-book-ban-vote-draws-attention_ap.html



ADN

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/mat-su/2020/04/30/mat-su-school-board-to-vote-again-on-decision-to-pull-5-books-from-english-classes/


YAHOO

https://money.yahoo.com/potugal-man-offer-send-books-202108585.html


NEWS BREAK

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/0OvFzU3C/alaska-rock-stars-portugal-the-man-sound-off-on-mat-su-schools-book-ban