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The E. W. Scripps Company, also known as Scripps Howard, is an American broadcasting company founded in 1878 as a chain of daily newspapers by Edward Willis "E. W." Scripps and his sister, Ellen Browning Scripps. It was also formerly a media conglomerate.
Edward Willis Scripps (June 18, 1854 – March 12, 1926), was an American newspaper publisher and, together with his sister Ellen Browning Scripps, founder of The E. W. Scripps Company, a diversified media conglomerate, and United Press news service.
Creating a Better-Informed World. The E.W. Scripps Company believes we do well by doing good — informing and engaging the audiences we serve.
Learn about the origins and evolution of E.W. Scripps, a media company founded in 1878 by journalist E.W. Scripps. Explore the milestones, innovations and achievements of Scripps from 1878 to 2023.
Today we are one of the nation’s largest local TV broadcasters, serving communities with quality, objective local journalism. We also reach nearly every American through our national networks business, including news outlets Court TV and Scripps News and entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Grit, Laff and ION Mystery.
Dec 16, 2020 · The E.W. Scripps Company owns about 65 broadcast news stations across the country and has administered the National Spelling Bee since 1941. Publicly traded Scripps Network...
Jun 14, 2024 · Edward Willis Scripps (born June 18, 1854, near Rushville, Illinois, U.S.—died March 12, 1926, at sea off Monrovia, Liberia) was a newspaper publisher who, after founding his first paper in 1878, organized the first major chain of newspapers in the United States and later (1907) established the United Press.
