Mediagazer: Journal Communications of Milwaukee and E.W. Scripps announce merger, spinning off newspapers (Bill Glauber/JSOnline)

10:00 PM ET, July 30, 2014

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Bill Glauber / JSOnline:

Journal Communications of Milwaukee and E.W. Scripps announce merger, spinning off newspapers — Journal, Scripps deal announced — 15-newspaper firm to be based in Milwaukee; broadcast company in Cincinnati — By Bill Glauber of the Journal Sentinel

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John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable:

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Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:

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David Uberti / Columbia Journalism Review:

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Gary Graham / The Spokesman-Review:

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Tom Cheredar / VentureBeat:

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Arsalan Iftikhar / Quartz:

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