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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 November 3, 2005 Tom Taulli	Jousting at Knight Ridder Knight Ridder's largest shareholder has lost its patience and wants immediate action to enhance shareholder value.
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.
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 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?
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 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 April 15, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Knight Ridder Rides Again Knight Ridder reports its best first quarter ad revenues since 2000.
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.
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.
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.
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 February 20, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Get Out and Vote! Proxy voting lets your shareholder voice be heard.
The Motley Fool May 30, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Shareholders Step on the Gas Shareholders are indeed owners, and that should mean having a voice and advocating for change as needed. Maybe that's why corporate governance issues appear to be gaining momentum.
The Motley Fool April 15, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Bad News Bears Investors give newspaper stocks a smack.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Majority Rules! Majority voting standards would let shareholders have their say.
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.
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.
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.
BusinessWeek January 24, 2005 Stanley Reed	The Polite Agitator Fund manager Eric Knight got Shell to change its ways. Now he has French conglomerate Suez in his sights.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2004 Tim Beyers	Don't Waste Your Vote Every year, as a shareholder, you're given the chance to have a say in how the companies you own are run. Don't blow it. Vote.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2006 Andrew Patterson	Phil Knight's Not Diversified If you trust the CEO and co-founder of Nike, then feel free to trust how he manages his own stock holdings. Insider ownership and actions should be a core component of any investment.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Bill Barker	History Is Made, for Now At yesterday's annual meeting, Flamel's shareholders made history. All proposals to re-elect the former directors were rejected by voting shareholders.
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 May 5, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Think Twice Before Agreeing With Management Did you know that companies in which you own stock may be doing things you don't like, and you may be giving them your blessing? Investors, proxy voting probably doesn't work the way you think it does.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2007 Tim Beyers	Dare to Divulge, Dow Jones Former Dow Jones chairman Peter Kann's stance on current management's decision to turn down a $5 billion takeover bid raises two interesting questions. Does the right of the citizenry to a free press trump the right of shareholders to make a profit?
HBS Working Knowledge August 9, 2004 Lucian A. Bebchuk	Bring Shareholders into the Board Room How can we improve board performance? One way is by reducing the extent to which boards are insulated from, and unaccountable to, shareholders.
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 February 7, 2006 Tim Beyers	Palm in Another's Hands? A major investor says it's time to sell. His argument, however, is anything but typical.
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 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?
Sports Illustrated March 28, 2000 Jack McCallum	Scorecard On the investigation that the Hoosier's basketball coach choked Neil Reed -- A long-ago interview with Knight was too touchy for this reporter
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?
Information Today August 13, 2015	The Knight Foundation Backs 22 New Projects The Knight Foundation's Knight Prototype Fund granted its latest round of support to 22 projects from institutions such as nonprofits, universities, libraries, media outlets, and the government.
The Motley Fool October 6, 2004 Bill Mann	Knight Needs Volatility Knight Trading suffers through some real trading doldrums. It's a big deal in that the company isn't socking away the cash over the short term. It would be a much bigger deal if Knight were losing ground to its competitors, something that isn't evident at the moment.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2009 Selena Maranjian	Is Your Fund Voting the Way You Want? If you care about social matters, find some compelling fund candidates and then check out their voting records.
BusinessWeek October 22, 2007 Stanley Reed	A Kinder, Gentler Shareholder Activist Corporate gadfly Eric Knight wants HSBC to focus on Asia - and he's enlisting other big investors to help.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2004 Selena Maranjian	CEOs Fail Candor Test Companies with CEOs who are up front with shareholders may outperform others. Here are some firms that fared well.
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.
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.
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.
Salon.com March 20, 2002 Allen Barra	The choker In addition to giving an excellent throat massage, Bobby Knight is a world-class whiner and excuse-maker -- and his teams keep losing, too...
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 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 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 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.