Viewed from almost any angle, the Scripps-Howard newspaper chain appears to make little economic or editorial sense.
Among its 18 dailies, dire poverty mingles with impressive wealth: the Cleveland Press expects to show a $2,000,000 profit this year, while in Columbus, just 140 miles away, the anemic Citizen-Journal must ration pencils to reporters. The chain has not one headquarters but three: in Washington. New York and Cincinnati. It speaks with a single voice from Washington on national and international matters, but encourages diversity on the local level. And while the typical newspaper chain...
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