Exhibit No. 21

                          JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
                         Subsidiaries of the Registrant

The following list shows the significant subsidiaries of the Company as of March
6, 2002, their respective states of incorporation and the percentage of voting
securities of each subsidiary owned by its immediate parent. All companies
listed have been included in the consolidated financial statements filed
herewith.


                                          State             Percent of Voting
                                           of               Securities Owned
Subsidiary                             Incorporation          by Registrant
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Journal Sentinel Inc.                    Wisconsin         100% by Registrant
Journal Broadcast Corporation*
 (d/b/a Journal Broadcast Group)         Nevada            100% by Registrant
NorthStar Print Group, Inc.              Wisconsin         100% by Registrant
Add, Inc.                                Wisconsin         100% by Registrant
NorLight Telecommunications, Inc.        Wisconsin         100% by Registrant
IPC Communication Services, Inc.*        Michigan          100% by Registrant

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*    Journal Broadcast Corporation has three subsidiaries operating in the
     United States and IPC Communications, Inc. has one subsidiary operating in
     France.

On January 1, 2001, a merger took place to combine NorLight Telecommunications,
Inc. and PrimeNet Marketing Services, Inc. PrimeNet Marketing Services, Inc. was
formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Also on January 1, 2001,
Label Products & Design, Inc. merged into NorthStar Print Group, Inc. Label
Products & Design was formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of NorthStar Print
Group, Inc.

The Company has no controlling parent. 25,920,000 shares, or ninety percent, of
the Company's issued common stock at March 6, 2002, are owned of record by the
Stock Trust. The right to vote these shares in most instances resides in the
unitholders. Accordingly, the Company is not controlled by the Stock Trust and
does not consider it to be a "parent" of the Company within the meaning of
Regulation 12b-2. See Item 12 "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
and Management."

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