Scripps Media Center/Scripps Howard News Service

•	Mailing Address	1090 Vermont Ave. NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20005
•	Main Number	202-408-1484
•	Fax Number	202-408-5950
•	Web Site	www.shns.com
•	Editor and GM	Peter Copeland
•	Founded	1917

Background and Distinctions

Scripps Media Center is a bilingual, multi-media company based in Washington, D.C. The Media Center is home to Scripps Howard News Service (SHNS), one of the nation's largest news services, distributing more than 150 stories, commentary, photos, graphics and political cartoons, and more than 100 multimedia content packages daily to nearly 400 newspapers and Web sites around the world. SHNS serves 18 of the top 20 markets in the United States with stories ranging from government to gardening and investigative reporting to entertainment and sports; a combined daily circulation of the client list exceeds 22 million. Reporters in Washington and around the world go beyond the headlines to explain and analyze major issues.