Description:
(Publisher) Edward Willis Scripps was a prominent American newspaper publisher who co-founded The E. W. Scripps Company and the United Press news service, later known as United Press International. His significant contributions to journalism resulted in the establishment of the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in his honor. Scripps' media endeavors were instrumental in influencing the way news was shared and in the development of media conglomerates, making a lasting impression on the field of journalism.
