E. W. Scripps

E. W. Scripps
A newspaper image of E. W. Scripps, c. 1912
Born
Edward Willis Scripps

(1854-06-18)June 18, 1854
DiedMarch 12, 1926(1926-03-12) (aged 71)
Occupation(s)Publisher, publishing magnate
Years active1878–1926
Known forFounder of The E. W. Scripps Company, (1878)
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, (1907)
United Press International, (1908; later known as "UPI News Service")
"Science Service", (1921; later known as "Society for Science & the Public")
SpouseNackie Benson Holtsinger (1866–1930)
ChildrenJames George Scripps (1886–1921)
John Paul Holtsinger Scripps (1889–1914)
Dolla Blair Scripps (1890–1954)
Edward MacLean Scripps (1891–1898)
Robert Paine Scripps (1895–1938)
Nackey Scripps Meanley (1898–1981)
Parent(s)James Mogg Scripps
Julia Adeline Osborne
RelativesJames E. Scripps, (1835–1906; half-brother)
Ellen Browning Scripps, (1836–1932; half-sister)
Samuel H. Scripps, (1927–2007; grandson)

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