May 2, 2007

Journal Register Company Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

YARDLEY, PA– Journal Register Company (NYSE:JRC) today announced that on May 2, 2007, the Board of Directors approved a cash dividend of $0.02 per share of Common Stock. The dividend will be payable on July 10, 2007 to shareholders of record on June 4, 2007.

About Journal Register Company

Journal Register Company is a leading U.S. media company. Journal Register Company owns 22 daily newspapers and 345 non-daily publications. Journal Register Company currently operates 222 individual Web sites that are affiliated with the Company's daily newspapers, non-daily publications and its network of employment Web sites. These Web sites can be accessed at www.JournalRegister.com. All of the Company’s operations are strategically clustered in six geographic areas: Greater Philadelphia; Michigan; Connecticut; Greater Cleveland; and the Capital- Saratoga and Mid-Hudson regions of New York. The Company owns JobsInTheUS, a network of 19 premier employment Web sites.