Staff at 3 Alaska newspapers quit after owners give in to pressure from Republican lawmaker

Staff at 3 Alaska newspapers quit after owners give in to pressure from Republican lawmaker

Sun shines on the Peninsula Clarion’s since-dismantled Goss Suburban printing press on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/KDLL) Most of the staff running three Alaska newspapers in Homer, Kenai-Soldotna and Juneau resigned in protest Monday. The decision came after the corporate owner of the Homer News, Kenai Peninsula Clarion and Juneau Empire forced revisions to a story after pressure from a Republican state lawmaker. The…

Mass resignations at two Alaska newspapers after out-of-state owners bow to political pressure

A copy of the Homer News is seen in 2015. Newsroom employees at the News and the Peninsula Clarion submitted their resignations on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, to protest the actions of the newspaper's ownership. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)Reporters and editors at the Homer News and Peninsula Clarion announced their resignations on Monday, citing a decision by the papers’ corporate owners to bow to political pressure to amend an article abo…