Southeastern Newspapers purchased the Alaska Empire newspaper in Juneau in 1969 marking the beginning of a relationship between the Morris family and Alaska that would eventually grow to include [3] newspapers, [7] radio stations, 4 magazines and more than a dozen books per year. While regulatory and managerial requirements have the radio and newspaper entities managed independently, Morris Media Network through its books and magazines is the authority on information for people passionate about Alaska.

The Alaska Empire became the Juneau Empire in the 1970s.