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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * THIGPEN CARL S   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MEDIA GENERAL INC [MEG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 333 E. FRANKLIN STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/24/2014 (Street) RICHMOND, VA 23219 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Voting Common Stock (no par value) (2) 04/24/2014   M   44,684 A $ 0 (3) 48,684 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Stock (1)

$ 0 (3)

04/24/2014

A

357

04/24/2014

04/24/2014

Voting Common Stock (no par value)

357

$ 15.991

44,684

D

Phantom Stock (2)

$ 0 (3)

04/24/2014

M

44,684

04/24/2014

04/24/2014

Voting Common Stock (no par value)

44,684

$ 0 (3)

0

D

Phantom Stock (4)

$ 0 (3)

04/24/2014

A

10,000

(4)

(4)

Voting Common Stock (no par value)

10,000

$ 0 (3)

10,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
THIGPEN CARL S 333 E. FRANKLIN STREET RICHMOND, VA 23219	X

Signatures

/s/ Carl S. Thigpen, by Andrew C. Carington, Attorney-in-fact		04/28/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Partial-quarter allocation under the Company's deferred compensation plan for outside director fees.
(2)	Shares were issued upon retirement from the Board of Directors.
(3)	Each unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Voting Common Stock (no par value).
(4)	Deferred stock units granted upon retirement under the 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan. These awards vest 50% on the second anniversary and 50% on the third anniversary of the grant date.

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