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E.W. Scripps Letter to George A. Gohen

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Title	E.W. Scripps Letter to George A. Gohen
Subject	Business and Labor Newspaper publishing Scripps, E. W. (Edward Willis), 1854-1926
Place	Cincinnati (Ohio) Hamilton County (Ohio)
Description	E.W. Scripps wrote this letter to George A. Gohen of the San Francisco Report on January 19, 1899. The typed letter is four pages long and measures 8 by 11 inches (20.32 by 29.74 cm). It is on the letterhead of Scripps's Miramar Ranch (15 miles north of San Diego). In the letter, Scripps explains his method of launching profitable newspapers, giving examples of practices followed at other Scripps papers, including the Cincinnati Post and Cleveland Press. He also exhorts Gohen to follow his instructions with regard to running the San Francisco paper. E.W. Scripps (1854-1926) was born near Rushville, Illinois, the youngest child of James Mogg Scripps and his third wife Julia Osborn Scripps. His father had eight children with his second wife, two of whom, James E. and Ellen Browning Scripps were major figures in the life of E.W. Scripps. His long career in journalism began in 1873 at the Detroit Evening News, where he worked with James E., Ellen, and his half-brother George. Scripps left Detroit in 1878 to start the Cleveland Penny Press. Its success allowed Scripps to launch similar papers in St. Louis (1880) and Cincinnati (1883). Although the St. Louis Evening Chronicle was unable to compete with Joseph Pulitzer's Post-Dispatch, the Cincinnati Penny Post, (later renamed the Post) prospered. In 1890, Scripps laid the foundation of a media dynasty with the formation of the Scripps-McRae League. The league launched 32 newspapers and acquired 15 others, among which were the Akron Press, Columbus Citizen, and Youngstown Telegram. It was later renamed Scripps Howard in recognition of Butler County native Roy W. Howard's contributions to the corporation. Scripps also started United Press International (UPI) to compete with the Associated Press and the Newspaper Enterprise Association to provide his papers with features and editorial content.
Creator	Scripps, E. W. (Edward Willis), 1854-1926
Date of Original	January 19, 1899
Collection	E.W. Scripps Papers http://www.library.ohiou.edu/libinfo/depts/archives/mss/mss117.htm (for more information on the E.W. Scripps Papers)
Source	Unpublished material (archives/manuscripts) MSS117
Submitting Institution	Ohio University, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections
Type	Text
Format	manuscripts

Title	Om610_974523_032
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