Exhibit No. 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the Journal Communications, Inc. Employees Stock Trust
Agreement of our report dated January 28, 2000, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Journal Communications, Inc. incorporated by reference
in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ERNST & YOUNG, LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
August 30, 2000
