Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

E. W. Scripps (businessman)

Role / Field:

Pioneering American newspaper publisher and founder of the E. W. Scripps Company.

Born:

1854-06-18

Died:

1926-03-12

Century / Era:

1854s Historical Era

Database Source:

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Origins & Early Life

Edward Willis Scripps (June 18, 1854 – March 12, 1926) was an American newspaper publisher. He and his sister Ellen Browning Scripps founded the E. W. Scripps Company, today a diversified media conglomerate, as well as the United Press news service (which became United Press International (UPI) when International News Service (INS) merged with United Press in 1958).

Pivotal Works & Achievements

The E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University is named for him. E. W.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

Scripps was born and raised in Rushville, Illinois, to James Mogg Scripps from London, and Julia Adeline Osborne (third wife) from New York. E. W., as with many businessmen of his day, went by his initials rather than writing out his first and middle name. He often signed his middle name as "Wyllis". E. W.

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