Anchorage Press
{{Other uses|Anchorage Press (United Kingdom)}}
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{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Anchorage Press
| image = File:Anchorage Press (front page).jpg
| caption =
| type = Alternative weekly
| format =
| foundation = {{start date and age|1992}}
| owners = Wick Communications
| headquarters = 540 East 5th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
United States
| circulation = 15,500
| editor = Susy Buchanan
| publisher = Nick Coltman
| publisher emeritus = Nick Coltman
| circulation_date = 2020
| ISSN =
| website = [http://anchoragepress.com/ anchoragepress.com]
}}
The Anchorage Press is a free alternative weekly newspaper based in Anchorage, Alaska, and owned by Wick Communications. It is published and distributed every Thursday.
History
Established in 1992 by Bill Boulay, Barry Bialik, and Nick Coltman as the Anchorage Bypass, it was renamed the Anchorage Press in 1994.
In 2006, Anchorage Press Publishing, which published the newspaper and the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, was purchased by Wick Communications.{{Cite news |last=Richtmyer |first=Richard |date=August 3, 2006 |title=Arizona publisher buys Anchorage press owner |work=Anchorage Daily News |pages=47}} In 2022, the paper discontinued it's print edition and went online only.{{Cite web |last=Downing |first=Suzanne |date=2022-12-17 |title=Anchorage Press self-cancels print edition, goes digital only, as parent company downsizes |url=https://mustreadalaska.com/anchorage-press-self-cancels-print-edition-goes-digital-only-as-parent-company-downsizes/ |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=Must Read Alaska |language=en-US}} In January 2025, the company announced it was looking to sell the paper.{{Cite web |last=Rhode |first=Scott |date=2025-04-07 |title=Pressing Concerns: Behind the Covers of Periodical Printing |url=https://www.akbizmag.com/industry/manufacturing/pressingconcerns/ |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=Alaska Business Magazine |language=en-US}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.anchoragepress.com}}
{{Wick Communications}}
Category:1992 establishments in Alaska
Category:Alternative weekly newspapers published in the United States
Category:Mass media in Anchorage, Alaska
Category:Newspapers published in Alaska
Category:Newspapers established in 1992
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