FORM 10-Q
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                   Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15 (d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



   For Quarter Ending June 14, 1998    Commission file number 0-7831
        (6 Accounting Periods)


                          JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


             WISCONSIN                                  39-0382060  
  (State or other jurisdiction of                   (I.R. S. Employer
   incorporation or organization)                  Identification No.)


   P.O. Box 661, 333 W. State St.,  Milwaukee, Wisconsin    53203  
   (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)



                                  414-224-2728
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



      
   (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
   report)


         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed
         all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of
         the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12
         months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
         required to file such reports, and (2) has been subject to
         such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  YES   X    
         NO      


   Number of shares of Common Stock Outstanding   June 14, 1998  
   14,129,282


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                                    FORM 10-Q
                          JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.



   Quarter Ended June 14, 1998                  Commission file number 0-7832



                                      INDEX

                                                          Page No.

   Part I.  Financial Information 

           Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
           June 14, 1998 and December 31, 1997                2

           Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income
           Six Periods Ended June 14, 1998 and
           June 15, 1997                                      3

           Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
           Six Periods Ended June 14, 1998 and
           June 15, 1997                                      4

           Notes to Consolidated Condensed
           Financial Statements                               5

           Management's Discussion and Analysis of
           Financial Condition and Results of Operations    6-7

   Part II.   Other Information                               8

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                                    FORM 10-Q
                          JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

   For Quarter Ended June 14, 1998              Commission file number 0-7831
        (6 Accounting Periods)

                      Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
                       June 14, 1998 and December 31, 1997
                             (Dollars in thousands)

   ASSETS                                       6/14/98   12/31/97
                                              (Unaudited)
   Current Assets:
     Cash and Cash Equivalents                  $87,734   $111,002
     Receivables, less allowance for doubtful
       accounts of $4,753 and $3,444            105,828     98,366
     Inventories:
       Paper and Supplies                        12,803     13,453
       Work in Process                            4,817      4,242
       Finished Goods                             4,433      5,970
                                                -------    -------
                                                 22,053     23,665
     Prepaid expenses                            32,305     10,355
     Deferred income taxes                        5,111      5,111
                                                -------    -------
       Total current assets                     253,031    248,499

   Property and equipment, at cost, less 
    accumulated depreciation of $256,229
    and $245,793                                177,139    173,312
   Goodwill                                      56,054     51,680
   Other intangibles assets                      51,846     43,008
   Deferred charges and other assets             32,559     32,275
                                                -------    -------
       Total Assets                            $570,629   $548,774
                                                =======    =======
   LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

   Current liabilities:
     Accounts payable                          $ 41,369   $ 54,765
     Taxes on income                             11,841      3,611
     Accrued compensation                        24,987     23,850
     Deferred revenue                            18,182     17,418
     Accrued employee benefits                   26,349     25,249
     Other current liabilities                   10,362      8,342
     Current portion of long-term obligations     1,555      1,556
                                                -------    -------
       Total current liabilities                134,645    134,791

   Long-term obligations                          1,441      1,112
   Deferred income taxes                            132        132
   Stockholders' equity:
         Common stock - Authorized and issued
         14,400,000 ($0.25 par value)             3,600      3,600
         Retained earnings                      443,161    430,553
         Treasury stock, at cost               (12,350)   (21,414)
                                                -------    -------
                Total stockholders' equity      434,411    412,739
                                                -------    -------
                Total liabilities and
                 stockholders' equity          $570,629   $548,774
                                                =======    =======

   Note:  The balance sheet at December 31, 1997 has been derived from the
   audited financial statements at that date but does not include all the
   information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting
   principles for complete financial statements.

     See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

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                                    FORM 10-Q
                          JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.


   For Quarter Ended June 14, 1998              Commission file number 0-7831
        (6 Accounting Periods)


                   Consolidated Condensed Statement of Income
            (Dollars in thousands except share and per share amounts)


                                   
                              Three Periods Ended      Six Periods Ended
                               06/14/98   06/15/97    06/14/98   06/15/97
                            (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)

   Net Sales                $  170,339 $  152,634   $  325,159 $  296,344

   Operating costs and
    expenses:
     Cost of sales              90,623     82,714      179,288    161,981
     Selling/administrative
      expenses                  53,792     50,739      104,540     97,660
                               -------    -------      -------    -------
                               144,415    133,453      283,828    259,641
                               -------    -------      -------    -------
   Operating Earnings           25,924     19,181       41,331     36,703
     Dividend and interest
      income, net                1,516      1,331        2,927      2,645
     Gain on sale of
      assets                       170      1,712          183      1,942
                               -------    -------      -------    -------
   Earnings before income
    taxes                       27,610     22,224       44,441     41,290

   Provision for income
    taxes                       11,448      9,541       18,300     17,435
                               -------    -------      -------    -------
   Net Income              $    16,162 $   12,683  $    26,141 $   23,855
                               =======    =======      =======    =======
   Weighted average number
    of common shares
    outstanding             14,147,599 13,558,300   14,029,513 13,411,862
                            ========== ==========   ========== ==========
   Earnings per share      $      1.14 $     0.93  $      1.86 $     1.78
                            ========== ==========   ========== ==========
   Cash dividend per share $      0.55 $     0.55  $      1.10 $     1.10
                            ========== ==========   ========== ==========





     See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.


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                                    FORM 10-Q
                          JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.


   For Quarter Ended June 14, 1998              Commission file number 0-7831
        (6 Accounting Periods)


                 Consolidated Condensed Statement of Cash Flows
                             (Dollars in thousands)

                                                       
                                                 Six Periods Ended
                                               06/14/98       06/15/97
                                             (Unaudited)    (Unaudited)

   Cash flow from operating
    activities:
     Net Earnings                           $    26,141    $    23,855
     Adjustments to net earnings
      for non-cash items:
       Depreciation and amortization             19,927         18,506
       Net gain from sales of assets               (183)        (1,942)
       Change in:
          Accounts receivable                    (7,194)        (2,719)
          Inventories                             1,614          5,169
          Accounts payable                      (11,869)         2,914
          Other current assets
           and liabilities                       (8,720)        (1,012)
                                                -------        -------
       Net cash provided by
        operating activities                     19,716         44,771
                                                -------        -------
   Cash flow from investing activities:
     Proceeds from sale of assets                   389          3,118
     Property and equipment expenditures        (18,995)       (19,220)
     Assets of businesses acquired              (18,636)        (5,281)
     Other-net                                     (878)          (561)
                                                -------        -------
     Net cash used by investing
      activities                                (38,120)       (21,944)
                                                -------        -------
   Cash flow from financing activities:
     Net increase/(decrease) in
      long-term obligations                        (323)        (1,243)
     Net sales of treasury stock                 11,083         13,374
     Cash dividends                             (15,624)       (15,086)
                                                -------        -------
     Net cash used for financing
      activities                                 (4,864)        (2,955)
                                                -------        -------
   Net increase/(decrease) in cash
    and cash equivalents                        (23,268)        19,872

   Cash and cash equivalents
     Beginning of year                          111,002         65,283
                                                -------        -------
     June 14, 1998                         $     87,734     $   85,155
                                                =======        =======


     See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.


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                                    FORM 10-Q
                          JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.


   For Quarter Ended June 14, 1998                     
                                                Commission file number 0-7831
        (6 Accounting Periods)


              Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
                                   (Unaudited)

   1.  The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial
       statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
       accounting principles for interim financial information and with the
       instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulations S-X. 
       Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes
       required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
       financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments
       (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a
       fair presentation have been included.  Certain amounts in the
       December 31, 1997 balance sheet have been restated to conform to
       classifications made in the June 14, 1998 balance sheet. Operating
       results for the six periods ended June 14, 1998, are not necessarily
       indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended
       December 31, 1998.  For further information, refer to the
       consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in
       the  Journal Communications, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the
       year ended December 31, 1997.

   2.  The Registrant divides its calendar year into thirteen four-week
       accounting periods, except that the first and thirteenth periods may
       be longer or shorter to the extent necessary to make each accounting
       year end on December 31.  Registrant follows a practice of publishing
       its financial statement at the end of the third accounting period
       (its first quarter) and at the end of the sixth accounting period
       (its second quarter), and at the end of the tenth accounting period
       (its third quarter).


              Management's Discussion and Analysis of Consolidated
                  Financial Condition and Results of Operations



       After the first quarter, consolidated net earnings were down more
   than a million dollars from last year.  But after six financial periods of
   1998, our consolidated net earnings were $26.1 million, up nearly $2.3
   million, or 9.6%, from last year.  Consolidated revenue was $325.2
   million, up 9.7% from 1997.

       Journal Sentinel Inc. had pre-tax earnings of just over $20 million,
   up 9.5% from last year, on revenue of $108 million, up 6.6%.  Double-digit
   increases in classified advertising, up 11%, and preprints, up 15%, helped
   to offset a 13% increase in newsprint costs.

       Journal Broadcast Group Inc. had year-to-date pre-tax earnings of
   $12.4 million, up slightly, while revenue grew 9.1% to $48.1 million. 
   Both WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee and KTNV-TV in Las Vegas exceeded their profit
   plan, while revenue and earnings were down at WSYM-TV in Lansing, Mich. 
   The Milwaukee radio operations exceeded last year through six periods,
   while the Omaha and Tucson operations showed improvement in period six
   over the results earlier this year.

       NorthStar Print Group Inc. had pre-tax earnings fall from $1.4
   million in 1997 to $634,000 through six periods this year.  Sales were
   down 5.2% to $25.9 million.  Although Norway / Watertown was behind last
   year, the operation exceeded the profit plan due to unanticipated label
   sales to Brahma Brewing in Brazil.  Both NorthStar Milwaukee and Label
   Products & Design have encountered soft market conditions.

       Norlight Telecommunications Inc. enjoyed the strongest growth of our
   companies, with pre-tax earnings up nearly 60% to $9.1 million.  Sales
   were up 35% from 1997 to $34.4 million as Norlight management effectively
   utilized the expanded network in which we have made significant capital
   investment.

       Add Inc. revenue was up 25.1% to $48.2 million, including the
   addition of Dixie Web Graphics in New Orleans, La., and Community
   Newspapers Inc. around Milwaukee.  Without acquisitions, revenue on a
   same-store basis was up just 3.6%.  Higher newsprint prices and steeper
   losses in Quest contributed to a fall in pre-tax earnings by $2 million to
   $2.8 million.  Although weekly newspapers continued to be successful,
   revenue from shoppers was down and the printing segment was dealing with
   the loss of major customers at several facilities.

       At IPC Communication Services, sales were up 1% to $55.3 million.  In
   the Eastern region, sales have not met expectations.  The Northern
   California plant, where the workforce has been reduced, has accounted for
   nearly 88% of the $3.5 million pre-tax loss at IPC year-to-date.  Southern
   California is poised for substantial growth.  Significant turn-around
   efforts at IPC Europe have resulted in pre-tax earnings of $535,000 on
   sales of $6.5 million.

       PrimeNet Marketing Services is having an excellent year, with pre-tax
   earnings reaching $303,000.  In 1997, the pre-tax loss after six periods
   was $213,000.  Revenue in 1998 was up 6.5% to $6.1 million, with most of
   the increase coming at the St. Paul, Minn., plant.  After the 1997 loss of
   its largest customer, PrimeNet has successfully replaced that work with
   more business that better fits its competencies.

       Working capital stands at $118 million, an increase of $4 million
   from the end of 1997.  Total assets now exceed $570 million and
   stockholders' equity equals $434 million.


                           Part II.  Other Information

   Item 6   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

       (b)   Reports on Form 8-K.  There were no reports on Form 8-K filed
             for the six accounting periods ended June 14, 1998.


                                   Signatures

   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
   registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
   undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                      JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
                                      Registrant


   Date            
                                      Steven J. Smith, President and Chief
                                      Executive Officer




   Date     July 28, 1998             /s/ Paul M. Bonaiuto
                                      Paul M. Bonaiuto, Executive Vice
                                      President And Chief Financial Officer