Journal Register Company Newspapers for SaleBack to News

Yardley, PA, November 13, 2008 – journal Register Company (the "Company") (PINKSHEETS: JRCO) today announced that it has retained Dirks, Van Essen & Murray to help manage the process of seeking buyers for certain of its daily and weekly newspaper publications located throughout its Michigan, Connecticut and Philadelphia-area clusters. The publications that have been selected for sale are important publications that have been serving their communities for many years; however, Journal Register Company can no longer give both the resources and attention that these publications require to achieve their full potential.

To learn more about the properties that are for sale, please contact Dirks, Van Essen & Murray at 505-820-2700.

About Journal Register Company
Journal Register Company owns 22 daily newspapers, approximately 300 non-daily publications and operates 239 individual Web sites that are affiliated with the Company’s daily newspapers, non-daily publications and its network of employment Web sites. These Web sites can be accessed at www.JournalRegister.com. All of the Company’s operations are strategically clustered in six geographic areas: Greater Philadelphia; Michigan; Connecticut; Greater Cleveland; and the Capital-Saratoga and Mid-Hudson regions of New York. The Company also owns JobsInTheUS, a network of 20 employment Web sites.