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                     SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY                                                             EXHIBIT 21
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BRV, Inc. (Boulder Daily Camera, Bremerton Sun, Redding Record Searchlight,                                                 
   Ventura County Newspapers)                                                                                          California
Birmingham Post Company (Birmingham Post Herald)                                                                        Alabama
Channel 7 of Detroit, Inc., (WXYZ)                                                                                      Michigan
Collier County Publishing Company (The Naples Daily News)                                                               Florida
Denver Publishing Company (Rocky Mountain News)                                                                         Colorado
Evansville Courier Company, Inc., 91.5%-owned                                                                           Indiana
Force V Corporation (Destin Log)                                                                                        Florida
Independent Publishing Company (Anderson Independent Mail)                                                           South Carolina
Knoxville News-Sentinel Company                                                                                         Delaware
Memphis Publishing Company, 91.3%-owned (The Commercial Appeal)                                                         Delaware
New Mexico State Tribune Company (The Albuquerque Tribune)                                                             New Mexico
Scripps Acquisition L.P. (Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Abilene Reporter-News,                                               
   Wichita Falls Times Record News, San Angelo Standard-Times)                                                          Delaware
Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company, (WMAR, Baltimore;                                                                      
    WCPO, Cincinnati; WEWS, Cleveland; KSHB, Kansas City;                                                                   
    KNXV, Phoenix; KJRH, Tulsa; WPTV, West Palm Beach,                                                                      
    Home & Garden Television, The Television Food Network, G.P. 59% owned,
    Scripps Productions)                                                                                                Ohio
Scripps Howard Publishing Co. (Scripps Howard News Service, YP-USA, Ltd, 60% owned)                                     Delaware
Stuart News Company (Stuart News, Jupiter Courier, Vero Beach Press Journal)                                            Florida
Tampa Bay Television, Inc., (WFTS)                                                                                      Delaware
United Feature Syndicate, Inc. (United Media, Newspaper Enterprise Association)                                    New York
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