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Knight Ridder Newspaper Chain Finds a Buyer

by David Folkenflik, NPR
March 13, 2006

The McClatchey company announces that it will buy Knight Ridder, the nation's second-largest newspaper company, for about $4.5 billion in cash and stock. McClatchey will also assume about $2 billion in Knight-Ridder debt.

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  • Morning Edition, March 13, 2006
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