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Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
1232241	Journal Communications Inc	JRN	Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)	200020198

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1239534	J Steven Smith	Journal Communications, Inc. 333 W. State Street Milwaukee WI 53203	Chairman Of The Board And Ceo	Yes	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2009-03-01	23	$0.00	23	No	4	W	Indirect	By IRA
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2011-11-09	23	$3.97	0	No	4	S	Indirect	By IRA

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	W	Indirect	By IRA
No	4	S	Indirect	By IRA

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Class A Common Stock	100	Direct

Reported Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Price	Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
Class A Common Stock	Class B Common Stock	$0.00		27,639	781,521	Direct
Class B Common Stock	Stock Appreciation Right	$13.31	2017-02-16	220,000	220,000	Direct
Class B Common Stock	Stock Appreciation Right	$0.00	2017-02-16	75,000	75,000	Direct
Class B Common Stock	Stock Appreciation Right	$7.57	2018-02-15	224,000	224,000	Direct
Class B Common Stock	Stock Appreciation Right	$0.00	2018-02-15	118,000	118,000	Direct

Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
	27,639	781,521	Direct
2017-02-16	220,000	220,000	Direct
2017-02-16	75,000	75,000	Direct
2018-02-15	224,000	224,000	Direct
2018-02-15	118,000	118,000	Direct

Footnotes

The Class B Common Stock is convertible into Class A Common Stock (subject to certain limitations specified in the Issuer's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation) on a 1-for-1 basis at no cost
Includes 698 shares acquired under the Journal Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan on June 30, 2011.
The stock appreciation right was granted February 16, 2007 to the reporting person under the Journal Communications, Inc. 2003 Equity Incentive Plan.
The stock appreciation right vests and becomes exercisable in three equal annual installments on February 16, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
The stock appreciation right has an escalating base value which starts with $13.31, the closing price of the Company's Class A Common Stock on the date of grant, and increases by 6% per year for each year that the stock appreciation right remains outstanding, starting on the first anniversary of the grant date.
The stock appreciation right was granted February 15, 2008 to the reporting person under the Journal Communications, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
The stock appreciation right vests and becomes exercisable in three equal annual installments on February 15, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
The stock appreciation right has an escalating base value which starts with $7.57, the closing price of the Company's Class A Common Stock on the date of grant, and increases by 6% per year for each year that the stock appreciation right remains outstanding, starting on the first anniversary of the grant date.