Segment Information - Schedule of Business Segments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Information regarding business segments
Total operating revenues	$ 207,600,000	$ 189,535,000	$ 623,340,000	$ 596,041,000
Defined benefit pension plan expense	(1,670,000)	(2,490,000)	(8,525,000)	(7,028,000)
Acquisition and related integration costs	(5,049,000)	0	(9,408,000)	0
Separation and restructuring costs	0	(1,290,000)	0	(3,691,000)
Depreciation and amortization of intangibles	(13,195,000)	(12,096,000)	(36,519,000)	(35,684,000)
Gains (losses), net on disposal of property, plant and equipment	2,951,000	(177,000)	2,861,000	(140,000)
Interest expense	(2,050,000)	(2,655,000)	(6,347,000)	(7,924,000)
Miscellaneous, net	(216,000)	(1,087,000)	(1,061,000)	(4,025,000)
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes	391,000	(11,898,000)	(5,831,000)	(15,623,000)
Depreciation:
Total depreciation	10,925,000	10,360,000	30,431,000	30,497,000
Amortization of intangibles:
Syndication and other	2,270,000	1,736,000	6,088,000	5,187,000
Additions to property, plant and equipment:
Total additions to property, plant and equipment	5,228,000	3,362,000	13,437,000	15,531,000
Television
Information regarding business segments
Total operating revenues	121,068,000	99,289,000	339,004,000	307,548,000
Segment profit (loss)	29,813,000	18,921,000	78,591,000	65,945,000
Depreciation:
Total depreciation	5,894,000	5,751,000	16,033,000	16,958,000
Amortization of intangibles:
Syndication and other	1,909,000	1,599,000	5,108,000	4,778,000
Additions to property, plant and equipment:
Total additions to property, plant and equipment	4,100,000	2,169,000	10,540,000	7,325,000
Newspapers
Information regarding business segments
Total operating revenues	84,473,000	88,346,000	275,213,000	281,286,000
Segment profit (loss)	767,000	3,038,000	14,759,000	14,857,000
Depreciation:
Total depreciation	4,255,000	4,015,000	12,167,000	12,132,000
Amortization of intangibles:
Syndication and other	92,000	137,000	303,000	409,000
Additions to property, plant and equipment:
Total additions to property, plant and equipment	573,000	285,000	1,486,000	1,746,000
Syndication and other
Information regarding business segments
Total operating revenues	2,059,000	1,900,000	9,123,000	7,207,000
Segment profit (loss)	(872,000)	(177,000)	(1,385,000)	(145,000)
Depreciation:
Total depreciation	127,000	20,000	327,000	58,000
Amortization of intangibles:
Syndication and other	269,000	0	677,000	0
Additions to property, plant and equipment:
Total additions to property, plant and equipment	302,000	0	432,000	0
Shared services and corporate
Information regarding business segments
Segment profit (loss)	(10,088,000)	(13,885,000)	(38,797,000)	(37,788,000)
Depreciation:
Total depreciation	649,000	574,000	1,904,000	1,349,000
Additions to property, plant and equipment:
Total additions to property, plant and equipment	$ 253,000	$ 908,000	$ 979,000	$ 6,460,000