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<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>File No. 333-_______ </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 2007.  </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION<BR>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549  </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>FORM S-8</B> <BR>REGISTRATION
STATEMENT<BR>UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </FONT></P>

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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=3><B>JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1><B>Wisconsin</B></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1><B>20-0020198</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1><B>333 West State Street</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1><B>Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2><BR><B>Journal Communications, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>(Full title of the plan)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1><B>Copy to:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1><B>Steven J. Smith</B></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1><B>Benjamin F. Garmer, III</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1><B>Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</B></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1><B>Russell E. Ryba</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1><B>Journal Communications, Inc.</B></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1><B>Foley &amp; Lardner LLP</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1><B>333 West State Street</B></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1><B>777 East Wisconsin Avenue</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1><B>Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203</B></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1><B>Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1><B>(414) 224-2728</B></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1><B>(414) 271-2400</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TH COLSPAN=5><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>Title of Securities<BR>
to be Registered</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>Amount to<BR>
be Registered</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>Proposed<BR>
Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>Proposed<BR>
Maximum<BR>
Aggregate<BR>
Offering Price</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>Amount of<BR>
Registration Fee</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=22% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>Class A Common Stock, </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=18% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>$0.01 par value, and/or </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>4,800,000 shares (1)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>$13.63 (2)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>$65,424,000 (2)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>$0 (3)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>Class A Common Stock, </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>4,800,000 shares</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>--</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>--</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>None</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=1>$0.01 par value (4)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Amount
to be registered consists of an aggregate of 4,800,000 shares of the           Registrant&#146;s
Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock to be issued           pursuant to the
grant or exercise of awards to participants under the Journal           Communications,
Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the &#147;2007 Plan&#148;),           including
additional shares that may become issuable in accordance with the           adjustment
and anti-dilution provisions of the 2007 Plan. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(2) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Determined
in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h), the registration fee           calculation is
based on the average of the high and low prices of the Journal           Communications,
Inc. Class A Common Stock (into which the Class B Common Stock           can be converted
on a one-for-one basis) as reported on the New York Stock           Exchange on May 18,
2007. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(3) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Pursuant
to Rule 457(p), the Registrant has offset the entire registration           filing fee
for this registration statement ($2,009) by the aggregate total           dollar amount
of the filing fee associated with the 4,981,312 unsold securities           under the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
          333-109956), filed on October 24, 2003 (the Registrant paid $8,461 in
connection           with the registration of 6,000,000 shares of Class A and Class B
Common Stock). </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Issuable
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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART I&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
documents constituting Part I of this registration statement will be sent or given to
participants in the 2007 Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 3. Incorporation of
Documents by Reference </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents, filed by Journal Communications, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the
&#147;Company&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are incorporated herein by reference and deemed
to be a part hereof: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;      The
Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,           2006;  </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;      The
Company&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
          April 1, 2007;  </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;      The
Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January 29, February 13,
          February 14, February 26 and May 3, 2007;  </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;      The
description of the Company&#146;s Class A Common Stock contained in Item 1           of
the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated September 22,
          2003, including all amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating
such           description; and  </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;      The
description of the Company&#146;s Class B Common Stock contained in the           Company&#146;s
Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 29, 2003.  </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
other documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that
deregisters all securities that remain unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing
of such documents. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated herein by reference
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purpose of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed
document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated herein by reference modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 4. Description of
Securities. </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel. </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None. </FONT></P>


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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 6. Indemnification
of Directors and Officers </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Bylaws of the Company provide that the directors and officers of the Company, members of
the committee formed under Article 2 of the Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation, any
trustee of any employee benefit plan of the Company and any person serving at the request
of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture or trust are entitled to mandatory indemnification from the
Company against certain liabilities (which may include liabilities under the Securities
Act) and expenses (i) to the extent such persons are successful in the defense of a
proceeding and (ii) in proceedings in which the person is not successful in defense
thereof, unless (in the latter case only) it is determined that such person breached or
failed to perform his or her duties to the Company and such breach or failure constituted:
(a) a willful failure to deal fairly with the Company or its shareholders in connection
with a matter in which the person had a material conflict of interest; (b) a violation of
the criminal law, unless the person had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was
lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; (c) a
transaction from which the person derived an improper personal profit; or (d) willful
misconduct. It should be noted that the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law specifically
states that it is the public policy of Wisconsin to require or permit indemnification in
connection with a proceeding involving securities regulation, as described therein, to the
extent required or permitted as described above. In addition, the Wisconsin Business
Corporation Law would require mandatory indemnification of directors and officers of the
Company under certain circumstances, as more fully described in Sections 180.0850 through
180.0859 thereof. Additionally, under the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, directors of
the Company are not subject to personal liability to the Company, its shareholders or any
person asserting rights on behalf thereof, for certain breaches or failures to perform any
duty resulting solely from their status as directors, except in circumstances paralleling
those outlined in (a) through (d) above. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expenses
for the defense of any action for which indemnification may be available are required to
be advanced by the Company under certain circumstances. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
indemnification provided by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and the Company&#146;s
Bylaws is not exclusive of any other rights to which a director, officer or other person
may be entitled. The general effect of the foregoing provisions may be to reduce the
circumstances under which an officer, director or other person may be required to bear the
economic burden of the foregoing liabilities and expense. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company also maintains director and officer liability insurance against certain claims and
liabilities which may be made against the Company&#146;s former, current or future
directors or officers or persons serving at the request of the Company or positions with
other entities as described above. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 7. Exemption from
Registration Claimed </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
applicable. </FONT></P>


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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 8. Exhibits </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See
the Exhibit Index, which is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P>


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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 9. Undertakings </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          The
undersigned Company hereby undertakes:  </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
          post-effective amendment to this registration statement:  </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;  </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective           date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
          thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change           in the information set forth in the registration statement.
Notwithstanding the           foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the           total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was           registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum           offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the           Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume           and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the
maximum aggregate           offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148;          table in the effective registration statement; and  </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
          previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
          such information in the registration statement;  </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I>, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration
statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
are incorporated by reference in this registration statement; and </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,           each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
          statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
          securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I>          offering
thereof.  </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
          securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
          offering.  </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          The
undersigned Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
          liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company&#146;s annual
          report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is
          incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
          new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
          offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
          fide offering thereof.  </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may           be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company
          pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been
advised           that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
public           policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In           the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than           the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid
by a director, officer           or controlling person of the Company in the successful
defense of any action,           suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person           in connection with the securities being
registered, the Company will, unless in           the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent,           submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such           indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities           Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.  </FONT></P>


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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SIGNATURES </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable
grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Milwaukee, State of Wisconsin, on May 22, 2007. </FONT></P>


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     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2><BR><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>/s/ Steven J. Smith</U></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Steven J. Smith</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>POWER OF ATTORNEY </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>KNOW
BY ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT, </B>that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Steven J. Smith and Paul M. Bonaiuto, and each or any one of
them, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue thereof. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: </FONT></P>




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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>SIGNATURE</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>TITLE</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>DATE</FONT></TD></tr>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2><BR><U>/s/ Steven J. Smith</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>May 22, 2007</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Steven J. Smith</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2><BR><U>/s/ Paul M. Bonaiuto</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Executive Vice President and Chief Financial</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>May 22, 2007</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Paul M. Bonaiuto</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>(Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2><BR><U>/s/ Anne M. Bauer</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Vice President and Controller</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>May 22, 2007</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Anne M. Bauer</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>(Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2><BR><U>/s/ Don H. Davis, Jr.</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>May 22, 2007</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Don H. Davis, Jr.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2><BR><U>/s/ David J. Drury</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>May 22, 2007</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>David J. Drury</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2><BR><U>/s/ David G. Meissner</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>May 22, 2007</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>David G. Meissner</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2><BR><U>/s/ Jonathan Newcomb</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>May 22, 2007</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Jonathan Newcomb</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2><BR><U>/s/ Roger D. Peirce</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>May 22, 2007</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Roger D. Peirce</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2><BR><U>/s/ Ellen F. Siminoff</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>May 22, 2007</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Ellen F. Siminoff</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2><BR><U>/s/ Mary Ellen Stanek</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>May 22, 2007</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Mary Ellen Stanek</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2><BR><U>/s/ Jeanette Tully</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>May 22, 2007</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Jeanette Tully</FONT></TD></TR>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>EXHIBIT INDEX <BR>
TO <BR>REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ON FORM S-8 </FONT></H1>


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<TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>                 <U>Exhibit Number</U>  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>Description</U></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.1  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended through June 30, 2006
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on
Form 8-K dated June 30, 2006).</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<BR>

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<TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.2  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Bylaws
of the Company, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s
Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 15, 2007).</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<BR>

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<TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>                      4.3  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Journal
Communications, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to
Appendix B of                                                   the Registrant's
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-31805) filed with the Securities
                                                  and Exchange Commission on March 21,
2007).</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>                      4.4  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Form
of Restricted Stock Award Certificate under the Journal Communications, Inc. 2007 Omnibus
Incentive                                                   Plan.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>                      4.5  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Form
of Fixed-Price Stock Appreciation Rights Award Certificate under the Journal Communications,
Inc. 2007                                                   Omnibus Incentive Plan.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>                      4.6 </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Form
of Escalating Price Stock Appreciation Rights Award Certificate under the Journal
Communications, Inc.                                                   2007 Omnibus
Incentive Plan.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>                      4.7  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Form
of Fully Vested Stock Award Notice under the Journal Communications, Inc. 2007 Omnibus
Incentive Plan.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Form
of Nonstatutory Stock Option Award Certificate under the Journal Communications, Inc.
2007 Omnibus                                                   Incentive Plan.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>                       5  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion
of Foley &amp; Lardner LLP.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>                      23.1  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
of Foley &amp; Lardner LLP (included in Exhibit 5).</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>                      23.2  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
of Ernst &amp; Young LLP</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>                       24  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Power
of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto).</FONT></TD>
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File No. 333-_______
As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 2007.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
_________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
_________________
JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Wisconsin
20-0020198
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
333 West State Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
Journal Communications, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Copy to:
Steven J. Smith
Benjamin F. Garmer, III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Russell E. Ryba
Journal Communications, Inc.
Foley & Lardner LLP
333 West State Street
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(414) 224-2728
(414) 271-2400
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
_________________
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount to
be Registered
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Class A Common Stock,
$0.01 par value, and/or
4,800,000 shares (1)
$13.63 (2)
$65,424,000 (2)
$0 (3)
Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value
Class A Common Stock,
4,800,000 shares
--
--
None
$0.01 par value (4)
(1)
Amount
to be registered consists of an aggregate of 4,800,000 shares of the           Registrant's
Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock to be issued           pursuant to the
grant or exercise of awards to participants under the Journal           Communications,
Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "2007 Plan"),           including
additional shares that may become issuable in accordance with the           adjustment
and anti-dilution provisions of the 2007 Plan.
(2)
Determined
in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h), the registration fee           calculation is
based on the average of the high and low prices of the Journal           Communications,
Inc. Class A Common Stock (into which the Class B Common Stock           can be converted
on a one-for-one basis) as reported on the New York Stock           Exchange on May 18,
2007.
(3)
Pursuant
to Rule 457(p), the Registrant has offset the entire registration           filing fee
for this registration statement ($2,009) by the aggregate total           dollar amount
of the filing fee associated with the 4,981,312 unsold securities           under the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
          333-109956), filed on October 24, 2003 (the Registrant paid $8,461 in
connection           with the registration of 6,000,000 shares of Class A and Class B
Common Stock).
(4)
Issuable
upon conversion of the Class B Common Stock.
PART I    INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The
documents constituting Part I of this registration statement will be sent or given to
participants in the 2007 Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
PART II    INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of
Documents by Reference
The
following documents, filed by Journal Communications, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the
"Company" or the "Registrant") with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated herein by reference and deemed
to be a part hereof:
(a)          The
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,           2006;
(b)          The
Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
          April 1, 2007;
(c)          The
Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January 29, February 13,
          February 14, February 26 and May 3, 2007;
(d)          The
description of the Company's Class A Common Stock contained in Item 1           of
the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated September 22,
          2003, including all amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating
such           description; and
(e)          The
description of the Company's Class B Common Stock contained in the           Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 29, 2003.
All
other documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that
deregisters all securities that remain unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing
of such documents.
Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated herein by reference
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purpose of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed
document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated herein by reference modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.
Item 4. Description of
Securities.
Not
applicable.
Item 5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel.
None.
Item 6. Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
The
Bylaws of the Company provide that the directors and officers of the Company, members of
the committee formed under Article 2 of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, any
trustee of any employee benefit plan of the Company and any person serving at the request
of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture or trust are entitled to mandatory indemnification from the
Company against certain liabilities (which may include liabilities under the Securities
Act) and expenses (i) to the extent such persons are successful in the defense of a
proceeding and (ii) in proceedings in which the person is not successful in defense
thereof, unless (in the latter case only) it is determined that such person breached or
failed to perform his or her duties to the Company and such breach or failure constituted:
(a) a willful failure to deal fairly with the Company or its shareholders in connection
with a matter in which the person had a material conflict of interest; (b) a violation of
the criminal law, unless the person had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was
lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; (c) a
transaction from which the person derived an improper personal profit; or (d) willful
misconduct. It should be noted that the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law specifically
states that it is the public policy of Wisconsin to require or permit indemnification in
connection with a proceeding involving securities regulation, as described therein, to the
extent required or permitted as described above. In addition, the Wisconsin Business
Corporation Law would require mandatory indemnification of directors and officers of the
Company under certain circumstances, as more fully described in Sections 180.0850 through
180.0859 thereof. Additionally, under the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, directors of
the Company are not subject to personal liability to the Company, its shareholders or any
person asserting rights on behalf thereof, for certain breaches or failures to perform any
duty resulting solely from their status as directors, except in circumstances paralleling
those outlined in (a) through (d) above.
Expenses
for the defense of any action for which indemnification may be available are required to
be advanced by the Company under certain circumstances.
The
indemnification provided by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and the Company's
Bylaws is not exclusive of any other rights to which a director, officer or other person
may be entitled. The general effect of the foregoing provisions may be to reduce the
circumstances under which an officer, director or other person may be required to bear the
economic burden of the foregoing liabilities and expense.
The
Company also maintains director and officer liability insurance against certain claims and
liabilities which may be made against the Company's former, current or future
directors or officers or persons serving at the request of the Company or positions with
other entities as described above.
Item 7. Exemption from
Registration Claimed
Not
applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
See
the Exhibit Index, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9. Undertakings
(a)              The
undersigned Company hereby undertakes:
(1)              To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
          post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)              To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)              To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective           date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
          thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change           in the information set forth in the registration statement.
Notwithstanding the           foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the           total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was           registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum           offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the           Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume           and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the
maximum aggregate           offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee"          table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii)              To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
          previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
          such information in the registration statement;
provided, however
, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration
statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
are incorporated by reference in this registration statement; and
(2)              That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,           each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
          statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
          securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering
thereof.
(3)              To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
          securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
          offering.
(b)              The
undersigned Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
          liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company's annual
          report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is
          incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
          new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
          offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
          fide offering thereof.
(c)              Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may           be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company
          pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been
advised           that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
public           policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In           the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than           the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid
by a director, officer           or controlling person of the Company in the successful
defense of any action,           suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person           in connection with the securities being
registered, the Company will, unless in           the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent,           submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such           indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities           Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable
grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Milwaukee, State of Wisconsin, on May 22, 2007.
JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:
/s/ Steven J. Smith
Steven J. Smith
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
BY ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT,
that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Steven J. Smith and Paul M. Bonaiuto, and each or any one of
them, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue thereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
/s/ Steven J. Smith
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
May 22, 2007
Steven J. Smith
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Paul M. Bonaiuto
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
May 22, 2007
Paul M. Bonaiuto
Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Anne M. Bauer
Vice President and Controller
May 22, 2007
Anne M. Bauer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Don H. Davis, Jr.
Director
May 22, 2007
Don H. Davis, Jr.
/s/ David J. Drury
Director
May 22, 2007
David J. Drury
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/s/ David G. Meissner
Director
May 22, 2007
David G. Meissner
/s/ Jonathan Newcomb
Director
May 22, 2007
Jonathan Newcomb
/s/ Roger D. Peirce
Director
May 22, 2007
Roger D. Peirce
/s/ Ellen F. Siminoff
Director
May 22, 2007
Ellen F. Siminoff
/s/ Mary Ellen Stanek
Director
May 22, 2007
Mary Ellen Stanek
/s/ Jeanette Tully
Director
May 22, 2007
Jeanette Tully
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EXHIBIT INDEX
TO
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ON FORM S-8
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended through June 30, 2006
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Current Report on
Form 8-K dated June 30, 2006).
4.2
Bylaws
of the Company, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 15, 2007).
4.3
Journal
Communications, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to
Appendix B of                                                   the Registrant's
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-31805) filed with the Securities
                                                  and Exchange Commission on March 21,
2007).
4.4
Form
of Restricted Stock Award Certificate under the Journal Communications, Inc. 2007 Omnibus
Incentive                                                   Plan.
4.5
Form
of Fixed-Price Stock Appreciation Rights Award Certificate under the Journal Communications,
Inc. 2007                                                   Omnibus Incentive Plan.
4.6
Form
of Escalating Price Stock Appreciation Rights Award Certificate under the Journal
Communications, Inc.                                                   2007 Omnibus
Incentive Plan.
4.7
Form
of Fully Vested Stock Award Notice under the Journal Communications, Inc. 2007 Omnibus
Incentive Plan.
4.8
Form
of Nonstatutory Stock Option Award Certificate under the Journal Communications, Inc.
2007 Omnibus                                                   Incentive Plan.
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Opinion
of Foley & Lardner LLP.
23.1
Consent
of Foley & Lardner LLP (included in Exhibit 5).
23.2
Consent
of Ernst & Young LLP
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Power
of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto).
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