Scripps League Newspapers Explained

Scripps League Newspapers, Inc. was a newspaper 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 Herndon, Virginia, the chain was separate from the larger E. W. Scripps Company begun by Ed's grandfather, Edward Willis Scripps.^[1]

The chain eventually grew to 51 small newspapers including The Daily Herald of Provo, Utah; Napa Valley Register of Napa, Calif.; Newport Daily Express of Newport, Vt., The Hanford Sentinel of Hanford, Calif., Arizona Daily Sun of Flagstaff, Ariz.,^[2] and Haverhill Gazette in Massachusetts.^[3]

Pulitzer Publishing Company bought Scripps League for about $230 million in 1996. In 2005, Lee Enterprises bought the Pulitzer newspaper division.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pulitzer Acquires Scripps League . July 5, 1996 . New York Times . 1 May 2012.
2. Web site: Edward Scripps, 88, Who Built A Chain of Mostly Small Papers . September 13, 1997 . New York Times . 1 May 2012.
3. Web site: Pulitzer to Purchase Scripps Newspapers . May 7, 1996 . Los Angeles Times . 2 May 2012.
4. Web site: History of Lee . Lee Enterprises . 1 May 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20120804172539/http://www.lee.net/aboutlee/history/index.shtml . 4 August 2012 .