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