Edward Willis Scripps

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human journalist media entrepreneur newspaper publisher

Edward Willis Scripps was an American newspaper publisher and media entrepreneur who built one of the first major U.S. newspaper chains and helped shape modern mass journalism.

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Edward Willis Scripps canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
media entrepreneur ⓘ
newspaper publisher ⓘ
burialPlace San Diego, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDeath pneumonia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1854-06-18 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1926-03-12 ⓘ
educatedAt public schools in Illinois ⓘ
era Gilded Age ⓘ
Progressive Era NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName Scripps NERFINISHED ⓘ
founded E. W. Scripps Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scripps-Howard League of Newspapers NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Press NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName Edward ⓘ
hasHonor Scripps Institution of Oceanography named for the Scripps family ⓘ
industry mass media ⓘ
newspaper industry ⓘ
knownFor building one of the first major U.S. newspaper chains ⓘ
helping shape modern mass journalism in the United States ⓘ
pioneering mass-circulation newspapers for working-class readers ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
middleName Willis NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork Cincinnati Post NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cleveland Press NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pittsburgh Press NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scripps-Howard newspaper chain NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation business executive ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
media proprietor ⓘ
newspaper publisher ⓘ
parent James Mogg Scripps NERFINISHED ⓘ
Julia Adeline Osborne Scripps NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfBirth Rushville, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Monrovia, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalAlignment progressivism ⓘ
residence Cleveland, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Diego, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Ellen Browning Scripps NERFINISHED ⓘ
George H. Scripps NERFINISHED ⓘ
James E. Scripps NERFINISHED ⓘ
workLocation Cincinnati, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cleveland, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ

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E. W. Scripps Company → foundedBy → Edward Willis Scripps ⓘ
E. W. Scripps Company → namedAfter → Edward Willis Scripps ⓘ