Scripps League Newspapers, Inc. was a

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publishing company in the United States founded by Josephine Scripps in 1921 and managed beginning in 1931 by her son Ed Scripps (1909–1997). Based in

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, the chain was separate from the larger

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begun by Ed's grandfather, Edward Willis Scripps. The chain eventually grew to 51 small newspapers including '' The Daily Herald'' of Provo, Utah; ''

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'' of Napa, Calif.; '' Newport Daily Express'' of Newport, Vt., ''The Hanford Sentinel'' of Hanford, Calif., ''

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'' of Flagstaff, Ariz., and '' Haverhill Gazette'' in Massachusetts.

History

In December 1975, Scripps League Newspapers spun off a number of numbers to form a new company called Pioneer Newspapers, Inc. (which later became

Pioneer News Group Pioneer News Group was an American media company. The company was founded in 1974 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was owned by the Scripps family, who had also started the E. W. Scripps Company. The Pioneer News Groups had printing fa ...

). This enterprise would be owned and operated by James George Scripps, who was the brother of Scripps League chairman Edward W. Scripps. In May 1976, the partnership between Scripps League Newspapers and Hagadone Newspapers Co. ended after 47 years. Hagadone purchased six newspapers and eleven became fully owned by Scripps.

Pulitzer Publishing Company Pulitzer, Inc. was an American media company who owned newspapers, television stations and radio stations across the United States. Founded by Joseph Pulitzer (who also funded the Pulitzer Prizes, which are not affiliated with the company), its p ...

bought Scripps League for about $230 million in 1996. In 2005,

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bought the Pulitzer newspaper division.

References

{{Lee Enterprises Defunct newspaper companies of the United States Companies based in Virginia Lee Enterprises publications Scripps family Publishing companies established in 1921 Mass media companies disestablished in 1996 1921 establishments in Virginia 1996 disestablishments in Virginia 1996 mergers and acquisitions