The Juneau Empire is a newspaper in Juneau, Alaska, United States. It publishes Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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 The Juneau Empire newspaper headquarters in Alaska on June 18, 2019 | |
| Type | Biweekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Sound Publishing |
| Founder(s) | John Franklin Alexander Strong |
| Publisher | David Rigas |
| Editor | Mark Sabbatini |
| Staff writers | Clarise Larson, Jonson Kuhn |
| Founded | November 2, 1912 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 8800 Glacier Highway Suite 219 Juneau, AK 99801 United States |
| Circulation | 1,595 Wednesday 1,802 Saturday (as of 2023)[1] |
| OCLC number | 9611310 |
| Website | JuneauEmpire.com |
History
editThe 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]
On May 3, 2023, the Juneau Empire reduced its print frequency from five days a week to two. The paper has also shifted 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, has since been dismantled and shipped to Seattle for storage.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Sound Publishing Media Kit 2023" (PDF). soundpublishing.com. April 1, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "RECOGNIZING THE JUNEAU EMPIRE CENTENNIAL". Congressional Record. November 14, 2012. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ a b Larson, Clarise (April 28, 2023). "Empire prints its last paper in Juneau". Juneau Empire. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ Phu, Lisa Phu (September 21, 2015). "Juneau Empire to lay off 5 employees, consolidate with other newspapers". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Morris Announces Sale of Publications to Gatehouse Media". Morris Communications. August 9, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ Resneck, Jacob (April 11, 2018). "Juneau Empire and Alaska sister papers sold again". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ Monteith, Robert (January 9, 2020). "Staff reductions at the Juneau Empire". Juneau Empire. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Juneau Empire upgrading online coverage, changing print publication days". Juneau Empire. April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ Hohenstatt, Ben; Rigas, David (April 16, 2023). "From the editor and publisher". Juneau Empire. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
External links
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- Official website
- Morris subsidiary profile of the Juneau Empire Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
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