Edward Willis Scripps

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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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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