Juneau Empire

The Juneau Empire is a newspaper in Juneau, Alaska, United States. It publishes Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Juneau Empire
The Juneau Empire newspaper headquarters in Alaska on June 18, 2019
TypeBiweekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Sound Publishing
Founder(s)John Franklin Alexander Strong
PublisherDavid Rigas
EditorMark Sabbatini
Staff writersClarise Larson, Jonson Kuhn
FoundedNovember 2, 1912
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters8800 Glacer Highway Suite 219
Juneau, AK 99801
United States
Circulation1,595 Wednesday
1,802 Saturday (as of 2023)[1]
OCLC number9611310
WebsiteJuneauEmpire.com

History

The newspaper was founded on November 2, 1912, as the Alaska Daily Empire.[2] It was founded by John Franklin Alexander Strong, who would later be the second territorial governor of Alaska.[3]

In 1969, Morris Communications bought the newspaper.[2]

The paper laid off five employees, three people in the business office and two graphic designers, in September 2015. Several newspaper offices were also consolidated into one location in Anchorage[4]

In 2017, Morris Communications sold its newspapers to GateHouse Media.[5] In 2018, GateHouse sold its Alaska papers to Sound Publications.[6]

A staff photographer and a sports reporter were laid off in January 2020.[7]

Beginning May 3, 2023, the Juneau Empire is reducing print frequency from five days a week to two. The paper is also shifting its print production to a facility in Lakewood, Washington[8] and decreasing subscription prices 15-25%.[9] The press, a Goss Community Offset originally installed in 1986, is set to be dismantled and shipped to Seattle for storage.[3]

References
  1. "Sound Publishing Media Kit 2023" (PDF). soundpublishing.com. 2023-04-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  2. "RECOGNIZING THE JUNEAU EMPIRE CENTENNIAL". Congressional Record. November 14, 2012. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  3. Larson, Clarise (2023-04-28). "Empire prints its last paper in Juneau". Juneau Empire. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  4. Phu, Lisa Phu (2015-09-21). "Juneau Empire to lay off 5 employees, consolidate with other newspapers". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  5. "Morris Announces Sale of Publications to Gatehouse Media". Morris Communications. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  6. Juneau, Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska-. "Juneau Empire and Alaska sister papers sold again". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2018-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. Monteith, Robert (2020-01-09). "Staff reductions at the Juneau Empire". Juneau Empire. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  8. "Juneau Empire upgrading online coverage, changing print publication days". Juneau Empire. 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  9. Hohenstatt, Ben; Rigas, David (2023-04-16). "From the editor and publisher". Juneau Empire. Retrieved 2023-04-18.

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