Juneau Empire
History
The newspaper was founded on November 2, 1912, as the Alaska Daily Empire. It was founded by John Franklin Alexander Strong, who would later be the second territorial governor of Alaska.
In 1969, Morris Communications bought the newspaper.
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.
In 2017, Morris Communications sold its newspapers to GateHouse Media. In 2018, GateHouse sold its Alaska papers to Sound Publications.
A staff photographer and a sports reporter were laid off in January 2020.
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 and decreasing subscription prices 15-25%. The press, a Goss Community Offset originally installed in 1986, has since been dismantled and shipped to Seattle for storage.
References
- ^ "Sound Publishing Media Kit 2023" (PDF). soundpublishing.com. April 1, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "RECOGNIZING THE JUNEAU EMPIRE CENTENNIAL". Congressional Record. November 14, 2012. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ 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
- Official website
- Morris subsidiary profile of the Juneau Empire Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
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