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Founded by E. W. Scripps on Jun 2, 1902.1
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Newspaper Enterprise Association
Logo: NEA page on Andrews McMeel Syndication website, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3
American editorial column and comic strip newspaper syndication service
The Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) is an editorial column and comic strip newspaper syndication service based in the United States and established in 1902. The oldest syndicate still in operation, the NEA was originally a secondary news service to the Scripps Howard News Service; it later evolved into a general syndicate best known for syndicating the comic strips Alley Oop, Our Boarding House, Freckles and His Friends, The Born Loser, Frank and Ernest, and Captain Easy / Wash Tubbs; in addition to an annual Christmas comic strip.2 It was founded by E. W. Scripps.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
Jun 2, 1902Founded1
- HeadquartersCleveland1
- Websitesyndication.andrewsmcmeel.com/nea
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The Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) is an editorial column and comic strip newspaper syndication service based in the United States and established in 1902. The oldest syndicate still in operation, the NEA was originally a secondary news service to the Scripps Howard News Service; it later evolved into a general syndicate best known for syndicating the comic strips Alley Oop, Our Boarding House, Freckles and His Friends, The Born Loser, Frank and Ernest, and Captain Easy / Wash Tubbs; in addition to an annual Christmas comic strip.2
Leadership
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- FounderE. W. Scripps1
Timeline
- Jun 2, 1902Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitesyndication.andrewsmcmeel.com/nea1
- WikipediaNewspaper Enterprise Association
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ58432485
Sources
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