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The Motley Fool March 10, 2006 Seth Jayson	Worth the Paper It Prints on? Knight Ridder's bids are in. What's it going to be worth? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 13, 2006 Seth Jayson	Little Fish Swallows a Whale McClatchy steps into the big leagues with a buyout offer for Knight Ridder. But the deal is far from done. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek November 21, 2005 Jon Fine	Where Ridder Went Wrong Deutsche Bank analyst Paul Ginocchio sees a 75% chance that Knight Ridder, the second-largest U.S. newspaper company, will be sold within a year.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Quarterly Malaise at Knight Ridder Although the newspaper publisher's flat profit may not be terribly heartening, it's also not terribly surprising. In general, investors would do well to keep a close eye on newspaper stocks' potential engines of growth, and which stocks are placing focus in the right places.
BusinessWeek February 20, 2006 Jon Fine	Knight Ridder's Happy Ending? A newspaper exec mulling the media chessboard knows that Knight Ridder may be the only chance to buy big when the medium's reputation is lowest. In the end, it's almost as much a rescue operation as a land grab.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2005 Tim Beyers	Knight Ridder's Problem With Democracy The CEO laments shareholder rights. Is he for real? Knight Ridder keeps finding ways to make less and less money. Which is probably why it has proved to be a poor investment. What other recourse do shareholders have than to agitate for a sale?
The Motley Fool April 15, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Bad News Bears Investors give newspaper stocks a smack.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Knight Ridder Stays Out of the Obituaries Newspapers aren't dead, but they're still in intensive care. What does the future hold for Knight Ridder shareholders?
The Motley Fool February 6, 2007 David Lee Smith	New Papers the News at McClatchy But the publisher reports a loss because of the sale of one paper. From an investing standpoint, it is difficult to consul active ownership here.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2005 Tim Beyers	A Hole in Knight Ridder's Story The media conglomerate seems to be good at reporting on just about everything but itself. The publisher fell way short of Wall Street revenue estimates and barely managed to exceed revised earnings targets.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2004 Tom Taulli	Pulitzer Shareholders Get a Prize The old line media company is looking into a range of strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value, including a possible sale of the company. The stock rose 17% on the news.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2005 Andy Obermueller	Is Gannett a Good Value? Troubled industries always present opportunities. The newspaper biz is no exception, provided it makes the right changes. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Knight Ridder Stays in the Game The newspaper powerhouse has done a good job of containing costs (resulting in sequential decreases each quarter so far this year) and growing earnings in spite of the erratic ad market.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	McClatchy Starved for Ads A weak advertising environment plagues the newspaper chain. Investors may be hesitant to sample this stock, but its recent price weakness may just be the time to look at this investment a little closer.
BusinessWeek March 27, 2006 Jon Fine	Newspaper Guy Bets Big McClatchy moves to the majors just as the rest of the newspaper industry is in a gruesome slump.
BusinessWeek November 5, 2007 Steve Hamm	A Cautionary Tale for Old Media Early on, the Mercury News saw the Web threat coming. It's still struggling to survive.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2005 Dave Marino-Nachison	Knight Ridder's San Francisco Treat The media giant bought five Northern California free dailies to boost its ad reach. Investors, take note.
InternetNews March 23, 2005 Tim Gray	Newspaper Heavyweights Invest in Topix Three major newspaper chains pitch in for online news service that aggregates news from 10,000 online sources.
InternetNews November 9, 2005 Tim Gray	'Net Effect: Shrinking Newsprint Newspaper circulation slides as online access grows.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2007 David Lee Smith	McClatchy Adds to Ad Woes Declining retail ad sales and depressed real estate markets lead to hard times for McClatchy newspaper publishers.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Paper Cuts at Knight Ridder Rising paper prices and falling ad spending and circulation hurt the nation's No. 2 newspaper publisher. Until the industry's deteriorating fundamentals show improvement, or the company finds alternate sources of income, investors may want to hold off on this stock.
The Motley Fool January 21, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Knight Ridder's Slow News Day Are tough ad times almost over for the newspaper company?
The Motley Fool February 7, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Is Tribune Still a Fish-Wrapper? The stock looks cheap, but the business keeps eroding. There are lots and lots of questions here, and no immediate or easy answers.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2004 Seth Jayson	Gannett's Ad-vantageous Q1 First-quarter earnings for Gannett, publisher of USA Today and hundreds of other newspapers, show strong increases in advertising revenues across every segment of the company.
The Motley Fool April 15, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Knight Ridder Rides Again Knight Ridder reports its best first quarter ad revenues since 2000.
The Motley Fool December 27, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	McClatchy Leaves the Twin Cities Behind Months after completing its gargantuan acquisition of Knight Ridder, the slow digestion process finds the newspaper giant letting go of one of its biggest stars. It sells the Minneapolis Star Tribune to a private group. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2005 Seth Jayson	Value Right Under Your Nose? Newspapers have been pummelled by the market. Are they cheap yet? Sometimes the best investment ideas are right under your nose.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2005 M.D. Mitchell	Can This Newspaper Deliver? Knight Ridder -- and the entire newspaper industry -- faces many ugly front-page issues. With sector valuations already depressed, which company is best positioned to ride out the storm?
The Motley Fool June 18, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Tough Times in New York The New York Times Co. is the latest newspaper to reveal disappointing revenue numbers.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2004 Seth Jayson	Gannett's Waiting Game Gannett reports a modest uptick, as the industry waits for ad sales to re-up.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2005 Andy Cross	Scripps Slips, But Will It Get Back Up? E.W. Scripps anticipates a weaker fourth quarter, but its long-term prospects are bright. The company's stock currently trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 21 times next year's earnings, which is a 17% premium over its main competitors.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Gannett's Wrinkled Results Some asset swaps make precise earnings more confusing, but the basic trend is still not looking too strong. It looks like times are still tough on both an advertising and circulation basis. It would take a lot of patience to buy into the print media sector today.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Gannett Joins the Gang Another newspaper publisher sees a scrawny short term. Despite the gloomy outlook, Gannett still expressed optimism for the second half of the year. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 15, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Wall Street Journal Sale Talk? After a rumor about a possible buyout is published, Dow Jones' stock rises.
BusinessWeek July 24, 2006 Jon Fine	Dailies Strike Back At Web This just in: Newspapers and Yahoo! in talks to reslice the ad pie.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Same Old Story at Pulitzer Investors continue to wait on the newspaper business despite signs of improvement.
BusinessWeek July 10, 2006 Christopher Palmeri	Eager Buyers For...Newspapers? The rich, connected, and ambitious see a future in fast-growing Web ad sales.
Fast Company January 2006 Stirling Kelso	It's Print. It's Online. Will It Sell Ads? Can the newspaper business be saved by Tribune, Gannett and Knight Ridder's ShopLocal?
The Motley Fool September 25, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Newsprint's Still Smudging Last week proved the newspaper industry has still got plenty of challenges. These developments certainly come as no surprise to investors.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2006 Tim Beyers	Philly Newspapers Still Awake A landmark buyout deal saves two well-known dailies. The newspaper business is changing. Content isn't enough. Marketing matters. That's why Brian Tierney's rein, as well as the new marketing-oriented leadership of Dow Jones, will become a litmus test for the rest of the industry.
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 Robert Barker	These Papers Could Really Deliver The latest headlines from newspaper companies might make investors cringe. Even as 7 of 10 companies in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index rose in the past year, all five of the list's press stocks sank.
Information Today February 5, 2001 Paula J. Hane	NewsBank Acquires MediaStream Businesses from Knight Ridder NewsBank has purchased several lines of business from MediaStream, a Knight Ridder company, including NewsLibrary, a searchable Web-based archive of over 75 newspapers; SAVE, an integrated text and image archiving system; and the MediaStream data-capture business...
The Motley Fool June 16, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Trying Times at New York Times Another newspaper giant delivers news of a sluggish year. Investors didn't take the news too hard, considering that shares of New York Times were up 2.18% in recent trading.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2007 David Lee Smith	Will All Newspapers Fold? Rich old men vie to buy fading newspapers. Does anyone else care? Given their business prowess, why would the billionaires be interested in owning withering daily newspapers? Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek July 4, 2005 Jon Fine	Net To Newspapers: Drop Dead Newspapers continue to feel pressure from the internet, and some are snapping up Web outfits in response.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2007 Emil Lee	Is McClatchy a Free Cash Flow Bargain? There could be some value lurking in the stock-market bargain basement. There's a pretty decent chance that the media company's stock is undervalued.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Farewell to Print Abitibi-Consolidated newsprint mills suffering from a decline in printed material. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 6, 2006 Emil Lee	An Opportunity for Innovation If newspapers as an industry could more effectively transition their revenue-generating sources and distribution mechanisms online, then they could benefit readers and shareholders alike.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2005 Tom Taulli	Paper Chase Traditional media companies are going after online properties at a frantic pace. With the online space bubbling again, perhaps an IPO for some of these fast-growing properties is not far off.